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A day of talks, workshops and performances at the National Maritime Museum exploring the transatlantic slave trade and its legacies.
The day will end with an emancipation ceremony, where visitors and performers can join together in a procession from the National Maritime Museum to the River Thames.
On 23rd August 1791, enslaved people on the island of Santo Domingo (modern-day Haiti and the Dominican Republic) rose up against French colonial rule.
The uprising played a crucial role in the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.
* All events on the day are FREE, but due to current COVID-19 guidelines you need a ticket to enter the National Maritime Museum.
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- Disabled access
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- Free Entry
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- Smoking not allowed
