(CNN) An historical plaque marking the site of a slave auction went missing in Charlottesville, Virginia, and police are offering an award of up to $1,000. The Charlottesville Police Department was notified around 9 a.m. Thursday that the plaque had disappeared, according to a city press release. The plaque, memorializing one of several slave auction blocks around the Court Square area, had been located on the street, surrounded by bricks, and near a building labeled "Number Nothing." That structure was built as a mercantile store in the 1820s, according to the city. "Slave Auction Block," the missing plaque reads in large letters.

Source: CNN February 07, 2020 01:18 UTC