As a grad student at the College of Charleston, Lauren Davila found an ad for the auction of 600 enslaved people — the largest known slave auction in the U.S.
The discovery prompted a small group to spearhead the creation of a historical marker in downtown Charleston.
(Published Oct. 2024)
https://www.propublica.org/article/charleston-slave-auction-historical-marker?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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