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Internationally Recognized Days other days   August 23: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition The night of August 23 1791, in Santo Domingo (today Haiti and the Dominican Republic) saw the beginning of the uprising that would play a crucial role in the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade. International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is intended to inscribe the tragedy of the transatlantic slave trade in the memory of all peoples. In accordance with the goals of the intercultural project "The Slave Route", it should offer an opportunity for collective consideration of the historic causes, the methods and the consequences of this tragedy, and for an analysis of the interactions to which it has given rise between Africa, Europe, the Americas and the Caribbean. Search TIG for International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition Visit the official website for 'International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition' Compose a rhyme or something! Panorama is TakingITGlobal.org's hugely popular online magazine that receives countless articles for publication from our members who exist almost everywhere around the world. We accept poems, opinion pieces, short stories and interviews. Do you have thoughts related to the remembrance of the slave trade that you want to share with us? If you do, please submit your work and share it with the world! Participate here... Check out other tools on the Site Map