Charlottesville Confronts History with Marker at Old Slave Market Site

Charlottesville has recently introduced a significant historical marker at Court Square Park, a site where both adult and juvenile enslaved individuals were sold for over a century, from 1762 to 1865. Sales occurred monthly on “Court Day,” with records meticulously archived in the Albemarle County Courthouse. Initiated by the Charlottesville Historic Resources Committee in 2023, this installation follows the theft of the previous monument in 2020, which was temporarily replaced. The new marker is one of over 2,900 throughout Virginia, honoring pivotal historical events and figures.