Slavery Remembrance Day
"Branded like beasts who feel no pain
And all for Merrye Englande's gainBut England's Changing-Rearranging
Only we can clear our NameGrowing! Knowing! Trade Winds are blowing!
Things'll nevva be the same."
Excerpt from 'Slavepool' by Mohammed Khalil - a poem recounting Liverpool's role in the slave trade.
Details of this year's events are on this website. The Slavery Remembrance Day 2008 leaflet can be downloaded below, or printed copies are available from the International Slavery Museum.
This is a significant date as it commemorates an uprising of enslaved Africans on the island of Saint Domingue (modern Haiti) in 1791. The date has been designated by UNESCO as Slavery Remembrance Day, a reminder that enslaved Africans were the main agents of their own liberation. Resistance to injustices and discrimination is a central theme of the International Slavery Museum and that is why we fully support the continued observance of this important event.
Liverpool Slavery Remembrance Initiative is a partnership between National Museums Liverpool, individuals from the Liverpool Black community, Liverpool City Council, Liverpool Culture Company and The Mersey Partnership. Through Slavery Remembrance Day we seek to:
Slavery Remembrance Day is important because it helps us to:
We would like to know your thoughts on Slavery Remembrance Day. If you would like to comment on this year’s events, make suggestions or find out more about our plans or future activities, please contact us on 0151 478 4543.