District of Columbia World War Memorial
Historical marker location:
1964 Independence Avenue Southwest, The National Mall, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Independence Avenue Southwest west of 17th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.)
National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. National Mall & Memorial Parks
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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.