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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

This beautifully decorated door is next to the house on Church Street in which DuBose Heyward wrote the novel "Porgy" -- which became the basis for the famous "Porgy and Bess."

Porgy’s Neighbor

This beautifully decorated door is next to the house on Church Street in which DuBose Heyward wrote the novel “Porgy” — which became the basis for the famous “Porgy and Bess.“

Ask a Local

What’s the deal with the City Market? Were slaves sold there or not?

asks John H., from Seattle, Washington… The City Market is what was called the “Slaves’ Market,” not the “Slaves Market.”  That apostrophe makes all the difference in the world. While a shocking number of humans were sold into slavery in Charleston (a very dark period in the City’s history), they were not sold at what […]

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