Old Slave Mart Museum
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The Old Slave Mart Museum is a historic site and museum in Charleston, South Carolina, that interprets the history of the domestic slave trade in the United States at the location of a former slave auction gallery.
All labels observed (1)
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| Old Slave Mart Museum canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Slave Mart Museum Context triple: [Charleston Historic District, contains, Old Slave Mart Museum]
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A.
Badagry Slave Museum
Badagry Slave Museum is a historical museum in Badagry, Nigeria that documents the transatlantic slave trade and preserves artifacts and narratives related to the enslavement and export of Africans.
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B.
Ladysmith Siege Museum
The Ladysmith Siege Museum is a historical museum in Ladysmith, South Africa, dedicated to preserving and interpreting the events and experiences of the 1899–1900 Siege of Ladysmith during the Anglo-Boer War.
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C.
Legacy Museum
The Legacy Museum is a history museum in Montgomery, Alabama that traces the legacy of slavery through mass incarceration and racial injustice in the United States.
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D.
Hall House Museum
Hall House Museum is a historic 19th-century house museum in Salisbury, North Carolina, that preserves and interprets local history and period domestic life.
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E.
The Big House Museum
The Big House Museum is a historic Macon, Georgia home-turned-museum dedicated to preserving the legacy, memorabilia, and history of the Allman Brothers Band.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Slave Mart Museum Target entity description: The Old Slave Mart Museum is a historic site and museum in Charleston, South Carolina, that interprets the history of the domestic slave trade in the United States at the location of a former slave auction gallery.
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A.
Badagry Slave Museum
Badagry Slave Museum is a historical museum in Badagry, Nigeria that documents the transatlantic slave trade and preserves artifacts and narratives related to the enslavement and export of Africans.
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B.
Ladysmith Siege Museum
The Ladysmith Siege Museum is a historical museum in Ladysmith, South Africa, dedicated to preserving and interpreting the events and experiences of the 1899–1900 Siege of Ladysmith during the Anglo-Boer War.
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C.
Legacy Museum
The Legacy Museum is a history museum in Montgomery, Alabama that traces the legacy of slavery through mass incarceration and racial injustice in the United States.
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D.
Hall House Museum
Hall House Museum is a historic 19th-century house museum in Salisbury, North Carolina, that preserves and interprets local history and period domestic life.
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E.
The Big House Museum
The Big House Museum is a historic Macon, Georgia home-turned-museum dedicated to preserving the legacy, memorabilia, and history of the Allman Brothers Band.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
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history museum ⓘ museum building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Neo-Romanesque
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surface form:
Romanesque Revival
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| buildingType | two‑story masonry structure ⓘ |
| builtFor | domestic slave trade ⓘ |
| category |
African American museums in South Carolina
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Museums in Charleston, South Carolina ⓘ Slavery museums ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| focusesOn |
Charleston as a slave trading center
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intra‑American slave trade ⓘ |
| formerUse |
slave auction gallery
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slave market ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
artifacts related to the slave trade
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bills of sale for enslaved people ⓘ documents related to slave sales ⓘ historical photographs ⓘ |
| hasPart |
auction gallery
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exhibition space ⓘ |
| hasSignificance | educational resource on slavery and race in American history ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Landmark District contributing property ⓘ |
| inception | 1859 ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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surface form:
Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| material | brick ⓘ |
| neighborhood |
French Quarter (Charleston)
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surface form:
French Quarter, Charleston
|
| notableFor |
being one of the few remaining slave auction sites in the United States
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interpretation of the domestic slave trade ⓘ |
| NRHPType | contributing property ⓘ |
| opened | 1938 ⓘ |
| operator |
Charleston
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surface form:
City of Charleston
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| ownedBy |
Charleston
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surface form:
City of Charleston
|
| partOf | Charleston Historic District ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | preserved historic structure ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 6 Chalmers Street ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
interpretive exhibits on slave auctions
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oral histories of enslaved people and descendants ⓘ |
| theme |
history of slavery in Charleston
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history of the domestic slave trade in the United States ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
19th century United States
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antebellum era ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | English ⓘ |
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