International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition in 2024

Today, on International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, we're looking back on the Transatlantic Slave Trade and the impact it is still having on human rights today.

— AmnestyCanada (@AmnestyNow) August 23, 2024

Today is the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, which we use to acknowledge & honour the people of African descent who lost their lives, & survivors of the #TransatlanticSlaveTrade. Learn more Show more

— YWCA Toronto (@YWCAToronto) August 23, 2024

The grave of a slave who died in Sunderland Point, near Lancaster, in 1736. Known, due to the mores of the time, as Sambo's Grave, it now attracts tributes from many visitors ...

— Graham Brown (@rolfpink) August 19, 2024

Today, we reflect on a dark chapter in human history and the lasting effects of the slave trade in Canada and worldwide. On the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, let’s learn from past atrocities to create a just and free society for all. Show more

— Canadian Heritage (@CdnHeritage) August 23, 2024

In 1807, Omar ibn Said, a Muslim scholar, was stolen from Senegal & sold into slavery in America. He left behind an autobiography written in Arabic. To mark the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade & its Abolition, a thread on the remarkable story of Omar… Show more

— Bayt Al Fann (@BaytAlFann) August 23, 2024

Today marks the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. My visits to Zanzibar and Jamaica earlier this year deeply affected me, reinforcing the importance of this day and our commitment to justice. I also express… Show more

— Archbishop of Canterbury (@JustinWelby) August 23, 2024

This day is observed on 23 August every year to remind us of the tragedy of the slave trade in memory of all people that is about the tragedy of the transatlantic slave. This #InternationalDay is intended to inscribe the tragedy of the slave trade in the memory of all peoples. In… Show more

— Mohammad Ali Taheri Movement (@Taheri_Movement) August 24, 2024