Lajos (Louis) Kossuth

Historical marker location:

1520 20th Street Northwest, Dupont Circle, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 20th Street Northwest north of Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling north.)

1802 - 1894

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.