資料來源：the United Nations
For over 400 years, more than 15 million men,
women and children were the victims of the tragic transatlantic slave trade,
one of the darkest chapters in human history.
Every year on 25 March, the International Day
of Remembrance for the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
offers the opportunity to honour and remember those who suffered and died at the
hands of the brutal slavery system. The International Day also aims at raising
awareness about the dangers of racism and prejudice today.
In order to more permanently honour the
victims, a memorial has
been erected at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The unveiling took
place on 25 March 2015. The winning design for the memorial, The Ark of Return by
Rodney Leon, an American architect of Haitian descent, was selected through an
international competition and announced in September 2013.
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UN Photo/ Rick Bajornas：The "Ark of Return", the permanent memorial to honour the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade, located at the Visitors' Plaza of UN headquarters in New York. |
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