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Old Slave Market, St. Augustine

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The Historic Public Market, historically known as the Old Slave Market, Old Spanish Market or Public Market is a historic open-air market building in St. Augustine, Florida in the United States. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries it was frequently photographed and marketed as a kind of "heritage tourism" landmark. In 1964 it was the site of a Third Klan-led white-mob attack on a march in support of the Civil Rights bill. Read more on Wikipedia

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