World War II

Historical marker location:

5122 MacArthur Boulevard Northwest, The Palisades, District of Columbia

( Marker is on MacArthur Boulevard Northwest, 0.1 miles north of Dana Place Northwest, on the left when traveling north.)

USA and Brazil. Miami June 11, 1943

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.