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The International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade serves not only as an opportunity to reflect on those that suffered and perished at the hands of slavery, but also as an occasion to raise awareness to the world’s youth about the dangers of racism and prejudice.

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