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African Cemetery at Higgs Beach
RECENT EVENT
Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Sunday, August 20, 2017 . 6p - 8p
KW African Cemetery Memorial
1094 Atlantic Boulevard (White St & Atlantic Blvd)
Key West, FL 33040
Call for information: 305-904-7620
The International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade offers the opportunity to honor and remember those who suffered and died at the hands of the brutal slavery system.
Admission to the Remembrance is free and open to the public, who are invites, but not required, to bring offerings of flowers.
For more information on the international program, go to the United Nations website.
Read the event wrap-up article from the Key West the Newspaper-click here.
Events organized by the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum. Contact us at education@mfmm.org
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