A small park at Main and Florida Streets marks the site of one of Baton Rouge's antebellum slave auction blocks, where enslaved people were bought and sold publicly. The park's name — Repentance — was chosen deliberately. Most Southern cities have not marked these sites. Baton Rouge did. The block is gone; the location is documented in city records and interpreted on-site.
Quick facts
- ·Marks the site of one of Baton Rouge's antebellum slave auction blocks at Main and Florida Streets.
- ·The park's name — Repentance — was chosen deliberately.
- ·Most Southern cities have not marked their slave auction sites; Baton Rouge did.
- ·The auction block is gone; the location is documented in city records and interpreted on-site.
- ·A small, quiet park worth a deliberate visit.
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