Alice Moore Dunbar [Nelson] and Paul Laurence Dunbar Residence

Historical marker location:

1934 4th Street Northwest, LeDroit Park, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 4th Street Northwest just south of Elm Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.)

African American Heritage Trail, Washington, DC. 1934 Fourth Street, NW

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.