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Enslaved people were sold in the City Market in Charleston, South Carolina.
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REFUTED
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Is it true that enslaved people were sold in the City Market in Charleston, South Carolina?
No. Historical evidence indicates that enslaved people were not sold in Charleston's City Market, making the claim false due to a common misconception.
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Evidence against · 1
The item explicitly states that enslaved people were never sold in the City Market and notes this is a common misconception.
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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: City Market (Charleston, South Carolina). (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Market_(Charleston,_South_Carolina)
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