Remembrance Tag

Bulgnn/Getty Images The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is observed on August 23 every 12 months. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designated the day, and it was first commemorated on August 23, 1998, in Haiti and on Gorée Island in Senegal on August 23, 1999. On this present day, UNESCO raises awareness of the horrors of the slave trade and honors those that suffered and were dehumanized by the practice of slavery. “It's time to abolish human exploitation once and for all, and to acknowledge the equal and unconditional dignity of each individual, said UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay. Racism is the wound left by slavery on our societies. Let the memory & history...