One of Toronto's most well-known public spaces is celebrating a day marking its namesake.

The city is marking Sankofa Day for the first time in Sankofa Square, previously known as Yonge and Dundas Square. The change in name was part of an ongoing effort by the city to rename public assets bearing the name of Henry Dundas, a Scottish politician who delayed the abolition of slavery in Britain by 15 years.

According to organizers, Sankofa Day commemorates the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition marked by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Aug. 23.

The term Sankofa takes its roots from the Akan tribe of Ghana and means "learning from the past to build the future," says Emmanuel Duodu, the president of t

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