Gorée Island, global symbol of the slave trade, commemorates its abolition

The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade is observed on August 23 in Gorée, Senegal.

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The island, a UNESCO World Heritage site, hosts the House of Slaves, a place of memory and education.

It preserves the legacy of victims of the transatlantic slave trade for centuries.

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