A Symbol of Reconciliation
Historical marker location:
Columbia Island, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Memorial Avenue just west of Memorial Circle, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 2019
George Washington Memorial Parkway. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
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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.