CNN: One of the most prolific slave trading ports in the US will finally open as a museum
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CNN)One of America’s most prolific slave trading ports is to open as a museum after more than two decades of planning in Charleston, South Carolina.
The International African American Museum will open the weekend of January 21, 2023, the museum announced Wednesday.