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by OLA Ireland | July 26, 2019
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Prayer for Faith
Always be thankful for what you have!
Visit SMAIreland for this week's homily.
Slavery is a condition in which one human being is considered a property of another. This situation has existed since ancient times. The slave trade involved the capture, selling, and buying of people. The largest number ever taken in the period between the 1st and the mid-20th century was from sub-Saharan Africa. The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition falls every year on August 23 to continue addressing the root causes of slavery. This day was chosen by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to mark the first anti-slave trade uprising which took place on the night of August 22 to 23, 1791 in Haiti.