The United Nations’ (UN) International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is annually observed on August 23 to remind people of the tragedy of the transatlantic slave trade. It gives people a chance to think about the historic causes, the methods and the consequences of slave trade.
Indian Ocean Slave trade
Slaves in chains
Slavery Memorial - Chapel Hill, North Carolina USA
Slave memorial Zanzibar
And after all these years, slavery in varying forms is still very much a part of today’s world. Today is time to reflect on what we can do to assist in overcoming this godless practice that demeans the very essence of being human, being loved and being accepted for who we are not what we are. The shackles may not be chains but may be ideologies, customs and local practices. Now is the time for these to be changed!
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