Historical Marker

To the Rescue

Historical marker location:
American University Park, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Yuma Street Northwest east of 42nd Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 2010

Top of the Town. Tenleytown Heritage Trail

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.
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