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Original Pierre Maspero’s Slave Exchange

New Orleans, Louisiana
· Est. – 1788
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Within this historic structure, enslaved people were sold, and Andrew Jackson met with the Lafitte Brothers there to plan the defense for the Battle of New Orleans. In that battle, the British surrendered to American troops commanded by General Jackson. American independence was finalized, and Jackson later became the seventh President of the United States of America.
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