Old Slave Mart Museum
8 expert reviews
“The museum tells the stories of the African-Americans who passed through its gates and their contributions to American society and culture. Open M-Sa 9 am-5 pm.”
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"This is thought to be the state's only existing building that was used for slave auctioning, a practice that ended here in 1863." Full review
"An intelligent museum in a former slave-trade sales room." Full review
"South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history. " Full review
"The museum, housed in a building once used as a gallery where enslaved people were auctioned, tells this tragic story."
"The Old Slave Mart Museum is located inside a building that was used as an auction gallery where enslaved people were sold. Here, you can learn about the history of slavery in Charleston."
"A poignant museum dedicated to African-American history and the slave trade, rare recordings of ex-slaves are preserved inside, along with a permanent exhibit, “Triumph over Slavery.”" Full review
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"African men, women and children were once auctioned off here, now a museum of South Carolina's shameful past." Full review