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Historical marker location:

1522 Holbrook Street Northeast, Trinidad, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of Holbrook Street Northeast and Queen Street Northeast, on the left when traveling north on Holbrook Street Northeast.)

Artist: Mikhail Hardy. 2009

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.