On 23 August 1791, enslaved people on the island of Saint Domingue (modern-day Haiti and the Dominican Republic) rose up against French colonial rule.
The uprising played a crucial role in the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.
That’s why, on 23 August each year, the National Maritime Museum commemorates International Slavery Remembrance Day and the long struggle for emancipation throughout the world.
Join us for a day of talks, workshops and performances commemorating all lives affected the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans and its legacies.
Find out more here: Slavery Remembrance Day 2024 | National Maritime Museum (rmg.co.uk)
