A researcher at the Old State House discovered slave auctions had once taken place on museum grounds. Her bosses told her to stay silent.

A researcher at the Old State House discovered slave auctions had once taken place on museum grounds. Her bosses told her to stay silent.

“They immediately said, ‘Do not mention this to anyone.’ They said to keep researching, but don’t say anything about it because they might be watching,“ researcher Tessa Wahlquist said. “They” were members of the Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders administration.