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Established in 1938, the Old Slave Mart Museum is Charleston’s oldest museum of African American history and the first museum on the history of slavery in the United States. Located in the heart of downtown Charleston, the museum is housed in a portion of the city’s last major slave market.
The Old Slave Mart Museum is located at the site of Ryan’s Mart, Charleston’s most prominent location for public slave auctions on the eve of the American Civil War. Ryan’s Mart was a four-building complex that stretched from Chalmers Street to Queen Street.
Please consider looking into the following resources to continue learning more about the history of slavery in America and the experiences of both enslaved and free African Americans.
The Old Slave Mart Museum offers special staff-led programming for school field trips, professional organizations, family reunions, alumni associations, and other groups. To reserve a time for your group, please fill out the form to the right.
Elijah Greene. Charleston SC 12/25/1843-c. 1950 Interviewed by Works Progress Administration Agustus Ladson, 1937. Original Transcript can be found via the US Library of Congress. Differences between the audio version and print version can be found in Before Freedom: When I Just can remember, edited by Belinda Hurmence 1989 Pages 63-67.
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Henry Watson. Born 1813 - Narrative captured in 1848 age ~35. All quotations are Henry’s and attention is paid in spelling and punctuation to convey his speech pattern and tonal inflections from the recording. “I will attempt to give as an accurate account of the language and ceremony of a slave auction as I possiably can: ‘Gentleman here ...
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He had an old slave he had in his home for years as they housekeeper, and his wife did not like her. and he had to sell her to keep the peace at home. so he put me in his buggy and took me home to his wife, and he told her, ‘I brought you another girl Susanna, but I don’t want you lay the weight of your finger on her when she
James Martin Born 1847 Virginia- Texas- Interviewed at age 90(1937) All quotations are James’ and attention is paid in spelling and punctuation to convey his