Griffith Stadium

Historical marker location:

700 V Street Northwest, LeDroit Park, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) south of V Street Northwest, on the left when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2011

"Lift Every Voice". Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail.

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.