WOOK-TV Building

Historical marker location:

5321 First Place Northeast, Lamond Riggs, District of Columbia

( Marker is on First Place Northeast south of Riggs Road Northeast, on the right when traveling north.)

African American Heritage Trail, Washington, DC. 5321 First Place, NE.

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.