Monday, August 18, 2008

200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade


August 23rd is the day marked by UNESCO to commemorate the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade. On March 2, 1807, the U.S. Congress approved an act to abolish the importation of slaves effective January 1, 1808. Thus, this year marks the 200th anniversary of that event.

Here are a number of useful resources available related to the anniversary celebration:

2 comments:

John Daly said...

UNESCO provides this website describing the origins of the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition.

Click here to read the Director General's message (in French) on the Remembrance Day.

John Daly said...

Message from Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition