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Glimpses of Charleston

A local's eye view

The steeple of the Unitarian Church looks beautiful, and a bit spooky, at night. The construction of the church began in 1772 and wasn't completed until 1787 -- as work was suspended for the duration of the British occupation of Charleston during the Revolutionary War.

Unitarian Steeple

The steeple of the Unitarian Church looks beautiful, and a bit spooky, at night. The construction of the church began in 1772 and wasn’t completed until 1787 — as work was suspended for the duration of the British occupation of Charleston during the Revolutionary War.

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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