Demonstration
Historical marker location:
1600 H St NW, Downtown Washington, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of H Street Northwest and 16th Street Northwest / Black Lives Matter Plaza, on the right when traveling east on H Street Northwest.)
Marker installed: 2021
Lafayette Park. 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.