July 23, 2014
From 1803 to 1807, the final years of the international slave trade, more than 70,000 enslaved Africans were brought to the Charleston Harbor wharf (above) at a time when Charleston's population was only 20,000. The first slaves arrived in Charleston in 1670, the same year the Carolina colony was founded.
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$75 Million International African American Museum to be Built
$75 million International African American Museum will be built in South Carolina
A $75 million International African American Museum will be built in South Carolina on Charleston Harbor where tens of thousands of slaves first set foot in the United States.