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International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade & Its Abolition
August 23, 2024 All day
Designated by UNESCO, the day serves to memorialize the victims of the transatlantic slave trade.
In recognition of the day, the Black Loyalist Heritage Centre and Municipality of Shelburne will be hosting a remembrance service at the Centre at 11:30AM, followed by a rose laying ceremony at the Black Burial Ground.
Everyone is welcome.