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 Wreath-laying ceremony to mark Emancipation Day

  • Mr Andrew Egyapa Mercer (third from right), Mr Akwasi Agyeman (fifth from left) and other dignitaries observing a minutes silence at the

 A wreath-laying ceremony to honour individuals who played key roles in the abolition of slave trade in British colonies was observed last Friday as part of 2024 Emancipation Day celebra­tions.

The Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr Andrew Egyapa Mercer, lighted the perpetual flame for the event.

That was followed by tributes to the ancestors of the Emancipation Day by children, a tape-cutting of an art gallery for the legacy of Dr Efua Sutherland, and traditional dance performances by the Ghana Dance Company.

The annual Emancipation Day event was to mark the abolition of slavery in the British Colonies in 1834, and its annual observance introduced in Ghana in 1998.

This year’s celebration was un­der the theme, ‘Unity and Resil­ience; Building Stronger Communi­ties for a Brighter Future

BY EBO GORMAN

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