Old Slave Mart Museum

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8 / 10

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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Fodor's Fodor's
"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
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"An intelligent museum in a former slave-trade sales room." Full review
Atlas Obscura Atlas Obscura
"South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history. " Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"The museum, housed in a building once used as a gallery where enslaved people were auctioned, tells this tragic story."
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"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."
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