Clark Calvin Griffith

Historical marker location:

2400 East Capitol Street Northeast, Kingman Park, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of 22nd Street Northeast and East Capitol Street Northeast, on the right when traveling north on 22nd Street Northeast.)

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.