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

In 1807, Omar ibn Said, a Muslim scholar, was stolen from Senegal & sold into slavery in America. He left behind an autobiography written in Arabic. To mark the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade & its Abolition, a thread on the remarkable story of Omar… https://t.co/zDPGtBPmU2

— Bayt Al Fann (@BaytAlFann) August 23, 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

Not long till our exciting #DEI in the life podcast launches. On this very poignant day, the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition we share a snippet of our brilliant guest @SHurleyHall, a writer, educator and antiracism activist. #interview https://t.co/Qu3BnqUBex

— Deilight Consulting (@DeilightConsult) August 23, 2022