In this clip from the NewsHour, Jesse J. Holland, author of "Black Men Built the Capitol: Discovering African American History in and around Washington, D.C.," discusses how the site of the U.S. Supreme Court used to hold slave quarters
I live here in Memphis...One time a tour guide...Auction street is still Auction street. (personally I always thought it referred to cotton sales) The slave stone is still there also. Fenced with few markers. It is not shown to everyone. It is not a object of pride for memphis. It is history and a reminder of what is right and wrong in our past. A very solemn place.
Memphis had a huge square stone in a park on Auction street where slaves were displayed and auctioned. The stone is gone and the street name has been changed. Way to go to revise history, Memphis.
I live here in Memphis...One time a tour guide...Auction street is still Auction street. (personally I always thought it referred to cotton sales) The slave stone is still there also. Fenced with few markers. It is not shown to everyone. It is not a object of pride for memphis. It is history and a reminder of what is right and wrong in our past. A very solemn place.
JonStark222 1 year ago
Memphis had a huge square stone in a park on Auction street where slaves were displayed and auctioned. The stone is gone and the street name has been changed. Way to go to revise history, Memphis.
reindeertigerteam 2 years ago