Sullivan's Island — the gateway to North America

Charleston, with its quarantine "pest houses" on Sullivan's Island, becomes the entry point for nearly half of all enslaved Africans brought to North America.

The Transatlantic Slave Trade The Rice Coast (Senegambia & Sierra Leone)

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The Bench by the Road — Sullivan's Island

National Park Service

Charleston was the entry point for nearly half of captive Africans brought to North America.

The web

Connections to other moments, systems, and investigations — the links rarely drawn together.

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The Rice Coast (Senegambia & Sierra Leone)
Most Rice Coast captives entered through Charleston and Sullivan's Island.
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Chattel Slavery
Charleston was the largest single doorway into American slavery.

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The Rice Coast (Senegambia & Sierra Leone)

Most Rice Coast captives entered through Charleston and Sullivan's Island.

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Chattel Slavery

Charleston was the largest single doorway into American slavery.