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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

The Charleston, SC skyline is a low one, punctuated by church steeples -- which is the source of its nickname as "The Holy City."

Skyline

The Charleston skyline is a low one, punctuated by church steeples — which is the source of its nickname as “The Holy City.” Here you can see the Unitarian Church, on the left, and St. John’s Lutheran Church on the right.

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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