A Museum for the Community
Historical marker location:
2405 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast, Buena Vista, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Southeast south of Talbert Street Southeast when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2013
An East-of-the-River View. Anacostia Heritage Trail
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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.