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

Gaining a deeper understanding of major historical events can help foster greater respect & tolerance. Friday's #RememberSlavery Day is an opportunity to learn about one of the darkest chapters in human history. More from Show more

— (@UN) 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

On this day in 1619, traffickers brought the first enslaved Africans to a Virginia colony on the James River. They sold some enslaved people for food and sold others to white enslavers in Jamestown. calendar.eji.org August 20th, 1619 | A History of Racial Injustice

— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) August 20, 2024

On the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade & its Abolition, we remember and honour the millions of Africans who were trafficked and enslaved. A day to remember. A day to reflect. A day to take action. Show more

— UN Management Strategy, Policy & Compliance (@UN_MgmtStrategy) August 23, 2024

#OTD we recognize UNESCO 's International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. We remember the tragedy of the transatlantic slave trade and recognize those who risked everything to end it. #RememberSlavery

— Amherstburg Freedom (@Aburgfreedom) August 23, 2024

A day to remember. A day to reflect. A day to take action. A day to #RememberSlavery. Today is Int'l Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade & its Abolition: Show more

— UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 (@UNESCO) August 23, 2024

Today is the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade & its Abolition. Read my chapter, “Sold as a Slave for Life: Black Enslavement in Colonial Canada” in the open-access collection. #RememberSlavery Quote Christina Clark-Kazak @ClarkKazak · Aug 19 Just in time for 2024-25 academic yr, Forced migration in/to Canada: From colonization to refugee resettlement is available

— Natasha Henry-Dixon, PhD (@NHenryDixon) August 23, 2024