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23rd August
23rd August
With the date chosen to commemorate the historic August 1791 slave uprising in Saint-Domingue (modern-day Haiti), the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition marks a crucial turning point in the fight for human freedom.
With the date chosen to commemorate the historic August 1791 slave uprising in Saint-Domingue (modern-day Haiti), the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition marks a crucial turning point in the fight for human freedom.
This vital observance serves to permanently inscribe the tragedy of the transatlantic slave trade into collective global memory. In alignment with "The Routes of Enslaved Peoples" project, it provides a critical opportunity to examine the historical causes, brutal methods, and devastating consequences of this injustice, as well as the profound systemic interactions it forced across Africa, Europe, the Americas, and the Caribbean.
This vital observance serves to permanently inscribe the tragedy of the transatlantic slave trade into collective global memory. In alignment with "The Routes of Enslaved Peoples" project, it provides a critical opportunity to examine the historical causes, brutal methods, and devastating consequences of this injustice, as well as the profound systemic interactions it forced across Africa, Europe, the Americas, and the Caribbean.
Honest historical reflection and global education are essential to honouring the resilience of enslaved peoples and addressing the lasting legacies of this tragedy.
Honest historical reflection and global education are essential to honouring the resilience of enslaved peoples and addressing the lasting legacies of this tragedy.
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