International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition in 2022

Today is UN Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade @GMB_union says the UK should properly mark a national day remembering transatlantic slavery. We must learn from our history and not repeat the horrific mistakes of the past #RememberSlavery https://t.co/jhYGZecKio

— GMB Equality (@GMB_Equality) August 23, 2022

On this International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, today we pray for an end to all human exploitation. God, we lament the sin of slavery wherever it is found. Help us to build more just societies in the present. #StayAndPray https://t.co/TXbwWpSRlg

— JPIT (@PublicIssues) August 23, 2022

Today is International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition https://t.co/uTU8OAxyYQ

— Kellie Armstrong (@Kelmba) August 23, 2022

UNESCO has declared August 23 the International Day for the Remembrance of the "Slave Trade" and its Abolition in recognition of a critical moment in the Haitian Revolution, when the enslaved in the North rose up. This was one day after Boukman died. Hail Haiti on this day. https://t.co/UsR74BDppI

— BlackHistoryStudies (@BlkHistStudies) August 23, 2022

Today we mark the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. Unite calls on the government to support the organisation of an annual remembrance day and commit resources for education and raising awareness #EndModernDaySlavery #RememberSlavery https://t.co/NjQTfCQezQ

— Unite South West (@unitesouthwest) August 23, 2022

Today is the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. The night of 22-23 Aug 1791 saw the beginning of the Haitian Revolution leading to the overthrow of slavery in Saint-Domingue and independence on the island, in 1804. 📷: CO 137/111/1 https://t.co/D1Np4stxuV

— The National Archives (@UkNatArchives) August 23, 2022

Today is the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. From our collection, here is the 1833 Abolition of Slavery Act passed on 28 August, which abolished slavery “throughout the British Colonies”. #TowerRemembers https://t.co/CAY7CjoosD

— Parliament Archives (@UKParlArchives) August 23, 2022