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This view of the Heyward-Washington House is looking from the back of the lot onto the back of the house. This backlot was the realm of the slaves, who lived within these walls.

This memorial sits along High Battery on the southern end of Charleston's peninsual. It was appropriated shortly after the shooting at Mother Emanuel AME by graffiti artists who used the memorial as a canvas for Black Lives Matter messages. The…

Cheval-de-frise was increasingly used after Denmark Vesey's 1822 planned slave uprising in order to prevent slaves from escaping their owner's land. This example is in front of one of the mansions on Meeting Street, which is arguably the most…

Founded in 1865, the Avery Research Center is a hub for the preservation of African American History and Culture in Charleston, the South Carolina lowcountry, and South Carolina at large, with an impressive primary and secondary-source collection.

This project was funded by Bernard and Anne Spitzer Travel Fellowship for research projects involving travel abroad and incorporating the study of architecture, landscape architecture, or urbanism.

Denmark Vesey lived within walking distance of the Avery Research Center.

This slave bill of sale is part of the Pantovic Collection at the Avery Research Center; it is from 1858, Charleston, SC.

The Old Slave Mart is a museum dedicated to telling the history of slavery, primarily the history of the domestic slave trade in the United States, in what formerly was an actual slave mart, Ryan's Mart. The main entrance to the slave mart would have…

This broadside advertised a slave sale that took place at Ryan's Mart, of 25 Sea Island cotton and rice Negroes or slaves.

This exhibit described the goods sold here. Notably absent was any information about the sale of slaves.