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 …
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Jan 8, 2025
Interesting, well presented, and powerful. I initially was not planning to go here on our visit to Charleston but I'm glad that I did.Full review by MSM923
Dec 26, 2024
Very impressive and informative, describing the worlds’, the US and Charlestons history of slavery. Detailed, good insight into how slavery was practiced. A lot of text to read but also pictures and …Full review by Neeltje d
Dec 18, 2024
Honestly I liked this a lot more than my husband did. It is inside a historic building where slaves were sold before the Cvil War The museum consists of lots of things to read and photos vs lots of s…Full review by JoAnne F
I would suggest checking the website as most American tourist sites state what accessible facilities they have or alternatively give them a quick call.
I recently took a carriage tour and our tour guide highly recommend a museum that educated you on how slaves lived. He mentioned that the museum had phones in which you could pick up and hear stories from former slaves, is this the museum in which he was speaking about. I can’t remember the name of the museum.
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