T Street Elites

Historical marker location:

417 T Street Northwest, LeDroit Park, District of Columbia

( Marker is on T Street Northwest west of 4th Street Northwest when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2015

Worthy Ambition. LeDroit Park/Bloomingdale 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.