Can you identify these famous Civil Rights leaders?
Historical marker location:
700 7th Street Southwest, Southwest Waterfront, District of Columbia
( Marker is on 7th Street Southwest south of G Street Southwest, on the right when traveling north. Reported unreadable.)
Marker installed: 2010
All four lived in this Southwest DC neighborhood!
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The District was a major center of the slave trade in the 19th century: Prior to the Civil War, Washington, D.C. was home to one of the largest slave markets in the country. Slaves were bought and sold in public auctions held in the city, and many prominent politicians and businessmen owned slaves.