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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

A display of Sweetgrass creations waiting to be bought in Charleston, SC

Table of Goodies

A table like this can only be found in a few places in downtown Charleston. It’s full of wonderful sweet grass creations — a Lowcountry art form brought over from Africa by enslaved Africans. This table can be found on Meeting Street, across from the Federal Courthouse. The wall behind the table is part of St. Michael’s Church graveyard.

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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