Seventh and T

Historical marker location:

1903 7th St NW, Shaw, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 7th Street Northwest (U.S. 29) just north of T Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2010

Lift Every Voice. Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail

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.