CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A planned International
African American History Museum in Charleston could incorporate a plaza
near the spot where thousands of African slaves set foot in North America.
The Post and Courier of Charleston reports the
plaza could highlight the location of a wharf on the Cooper River where
thousands of slave ships tied up.
Mayor Joe Riley says the plaza would enlarge the
chance to tell the story of the slave trade. Some historians think as many as
40 percent of the slaves brought to North America passed through Charleston.
The museum is being planned near the South Carolina
Aquarium.
The size and cost are still being worked out and no
date for has been set to start construction.
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2011 The Associated Press.
