United Nations observes 23 August every year as “International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition”. The Day is observed to inscribe the tragedy of the slave trade in the memory of all peoples.

History
The night of twenty-two to 23 August 1791, in Santo Domingo (today Haiti and therefore the Dominican Republic) saw the start of the uprising that might play an important role within the abolition of the transatlantic slave traffic .
It is against this background that the International Day for the Remembrance of the slave traffic and its Abolition is commemorated on 23 August annually .
Significance
This International Day is meant to inscribe the tragedy of the slave traffic within the memory of all peoples. In accordance with the goals of the intercultural project “The Slave Route”, it should offer a chance for collective consideration of the historic causes, the methods and therefore the consequences of this tragedy, and for an analysis of the interactions to which it’s given rise between Africa, Europe, America and therefore the Caribbean.
Celebration
The Director-General of UNESCO invites the Ministers of Culture of all Member States to arrange events per annum thereon date, involving the whole population of their country and especially children , educators, artists and intellectuals.

International Day for the Remembrance of the slave traffic and its Abolition was first celebrated during a number of nations , especially in Haiti (23 August 1998) and Goree in Senegal (23 August 1999). Cultural events and debates too were organized. The year 2001 saw the participation of the Mulhouse Textile Museum in France within the sort of a workshop for fabrics called “Indiennes de Traite” (a sort of calico) which served as currency for the exchange of slaves within the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
Theme for 2021
This year, the theme of the day is ‘Ending Slavery’s Legacy of Racism: A Global Imperative for Justice‘. … We must end the legacy of this racist lie. We must work together to address the pernicious and persistent consequences of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade.
“On 23 August this year, we honour the memory of the men and women who, in Saint- Domingue in 1791, revolted and paved the way for the end of slavery and dehumanization. We honour their memory and that of all the other victims of the slave trade and slavery, for whom they stand. (…) Once and for all, it is time to abolish human exploitation and to recognize the equal and unconditional dignity of each and every individual on Earth. Today, let us remember the victims and freedom fighters of the past so that they may inspire future generations to build just societies.”