#Charleston Unveils Historical Marker at the Site of Firm That Held the Largest Known U.S. Slave Trade
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As a graduate student at the College of Charleston, Lauren Davila found an ad for the auction of 600 enslaved people. A ProPublica story last year revealed her discovery and unearthed the identity of the family responsible for the sale.
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