Edmund Burke

Historical marker location:

1020 11th St NW, Downtown Washington, District of Columbia

( Memorial is at the intersection of 11th Street Northwest (U.S. 29) and Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling north on 11th Street Northwest.)

Marker installed: 1922

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.