Raoul Wallenberg Place

Historical marker location:

201 14th Street Southwest, Southwest Federal Center, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of Raoul Wallenberg Place Southwest and Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling north on Raoul Wallenberg Place Southwest.)

Marker installed: 1985

[Sidney R. Yates Federal Building].

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.