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

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

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, August 23 of each year, the day designated by UNESCO to memorialize the transatlantic slave trade. [1]

39 relations: Abolitionism, Africa, Americas, Atlantic slave trade, August 23, Blacks in Liverpool, Calico, Caribbean, Demographics of Africa, Europe, France, Greenwich, Haiti, Haitian Revolution, History of slavery, Human, International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, International Day for Tolerance, International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, International Decade for People of African Descent, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, International Slavery Museum, International Year for People of African Descent, International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition, Libation, List of minor secular observances, Mulhouse, National Maritime Museum, National Museums Liverpool, Old Dock, River Thames, Saint-Domingue, Senegal, Slavery, The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool, The Slave Route Project, Trafalgar Square, UNESCO.

Abolitionism

Abolitionism is a general term which describes the movement to end slavery.

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Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent (behind Asia in both categories).

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Americas

The Americas (also collectively called America)"America." The Oxford Companion to the English Language.

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Atlantic slave trade

The Atlantic slave trade or transatlantic slave trade involved the transportation by slave traders of enslaved African people, mainly to the Americas.

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August 23

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Blacks in Liverpool

Liverpool-born Blacks are people of Black African ancestry born in the city of Liverpool.

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Calico

Calico (in British usage since 1505) is a plain-woven textile made from unbleached and often not fully processed cotton.

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Caribbean

The Caribbean is a region that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean) and the surrounding coasts.

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Demographics of Africa

The population of Africa has grown rapidly over the past century, and consequently shows a large youth bulge, further reinforced by a low life expectancy of below 50 years in some African countries.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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France

France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.

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Greenwich

Greenwich is an area of south east London, England, located east-southeast of Charing Cross.

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Haiti

Haiti (Haïti; Ayiti), officially the Republic of Haiti and formerly called Hayti, is a sovereign state located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea.

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Haitian Revolution

The Haitian Revolution (Révolution haïtienne) was a successful anti-slavery and anti-colonial insurrection by self-liberated slaves against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue, now the sovereign nation of Haiti.

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History of slavery

The history of slavery spans many cultures, nationalities, and religions from ancient times to the present day.

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Human

Humans (taxonomically Homo sapiens) are the only extant members of the subtribe Hominina.

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International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is a yearly event on December 2, organized by the United Nations General Assembly.

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International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on 21 March.

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International Day for Tolerance

The International Day for Tolerance is an annual observance declared by UNESCO in 1995 to generate public awareness of the dangers of intolerance.

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International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is a United Nations international observance designated in 2007 to be marked on 25 March every year.

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International Decade for People of African Descent

The International Decade for People of African Descent, 2015–2024,, United Nations.

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day

International Holocaust Remembrance Day, is an international memorial day on 27 January commemorating the tragedy of the Holocaust that occurred during the Second World War.

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International Slavery Museum

The International Slavery Museum is a museum located in Liverpool, England that focuses on the history and legacy of the transatlantic slave trade.

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International Year for People of African Descent

The United Nations General Assembly declared the year 2011 as International Year for People of African Descent (in UN resolution A/RES/64/169).

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International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition

The United Nations General Assembly declared 2004 as the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (having welcomed the fact that UNESCO had proclaimed it as such earlier).

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Libation

A libation is a ritual pouring of a liquid (ex: milk or other fluids such as corn flour mixed with water), or grains such as rice, as an offering to a god or spirit, or in memory of those who have "passed on".

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List of minor secular observances

This is a list of articles about notable observed periods (days, weeks, months, and years) declared by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something.

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Mulhouse

Mulhouse (Alsatian: Milhüsa or Milhüse,;; i.e. mill house) is a city and commune in eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders.

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National Maritime Museum

The National Maritime Museum (NMM) in Greenwich, London, is the leading maritime museum of the United Kingdom and may be the largest museum of its kind in the world.

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National Museums Liverpool

National Museums Liverpool, formerly National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside, comprises several museums and art galleries in and around Liverpool, England.

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Old Dock

The Old Dock, originally known as Thomas Steers' dock, was the world's first commercial wet dock.

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River Thames

The River Thames is a river that flows through southern England, most notably through London.

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Saint-Domingue

Saint-Domingue was a French colony on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola from 1659 to 1804.

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Senegal

Senegal (Sénégal), officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country in West Africa.

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Slavery

Slavery is any system in which principles of property law are applied to people, allowing individuals to own, buy and sell other individuals, as a de jure form of property.

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The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool

The Royal Albert Dock is a complex of dock buildings and warehouses in Liverpool, England.

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The Slave Route Project

The Slave Route Project is a UNESCO initiative that was officially launched in 1994 in Ouidah, Benin.

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Trafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square is a public square in the City of Westminster, Central London, built around the area formerly known as Charing Cross.

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; Organisation des Nations unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) based in Paris.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_for_the_Remembrance_of_the_Slave_Trade_and_its_Abolition

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