International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and of its Abolition:

23 August: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and of its Abolition

The night of 22 to 23 August 1791, in Santo Domingo (today Haiti and the Dominican Republic) saw the beginning of the uprising that would play a crucial role in the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.

The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is intended to inscribe the tragedy of the slave trade in the memory of all peoples.

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
23 August, International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and of its Abolition:To inscribe the tragedy of the slave trade in the remembrance of all the people
Commemoration of 23 August throughout the World in:The United States, Great Britain, Haïti, ...
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