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August 23rd marks the International Day for the Remembrance of The Slave Trade and its Abolition, which memorializes the transatlantic slave trade. For over 400 years, 15 million men, women and children were torn from their African homelands and sold into slavery. These innocent lives were not only stripped of their basic human rights and freedoms but even tortured and killed within the brutal system of slavery.
Between August 22nd to 23rd, 1791 on the Island of Saint Domingue (modern day Haiti), initial uprisings began which sparked the eventual abolition of the slave trade. This day is arguably one of the most important days within human history, as we remember those who lost their lives and freedom to racism and prejudice.

In honour of this day, UNESCO have created the Slave Route Project, which compiles pedagogical materials, preserved archives, oral traditions and even sites at which slavery took place. The Slave Route project has allowed for in-depth research and understanding to be gained within how the slave trade operated and the lasting consequences it has had throughout our societies.
Every year, UNESCO invites the Ministers of Culture from all of their member states to organize events, which engage the young people, educators, artists and intellects of their society’s to allow them to reflect upon this tragedy and inspire them to strive for a better future for people of all backgrounds and races.

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