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The most historically documented Black settlement in Canadian history is the defunct community of Africville, a district located at the North End of peninsular Halifax, Nova Scotia. [111] Its population was relocated and it was demolished in the 1960s to facilitate the urban expansion of the city.
Mary Ann Shadd, the first Black female publisher and newspaper owner in Canada, and her brother Isaac Shadd founded The Provincial Freeman in 1853. It became a weekly newspaper out of Toronto in 1854, after which it was published in Chatham. [3] Black and white people founded the Anti-Slavery Society of Canada in Toronto in 1851. It sought to ...
Canadian universities, particularly medical schools, often rejected applications based on race. This was the case of Dalhousie University, the University of Toronto, McGill University and Queen's University. Admitted black and Jewish students faced restrictions that white Christian students did not have.
The No. 2 Construction Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF), was the only predominantly Black battalion in Canadian military history and also the only Canadian Battalion composed of Black soldiers to serve in World War I. The battalion was raised in Nova Scotia and 56% of battalion members (500 soldiers) came from the province.
The Underground Railroad was a secret network that helped African Americans escape from slavery in the South to free states in the north and to Canada. [4] Harriet Tubman helped enslaved Black people escape to Canada. [5] Around some 1,500 African Americans migrated to the Plains region of Canada in the years between 1905 and 1912.
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Michaëlle Jean, former broadcaster and former Governor General of Canada, the first Black person in Canadian history appointed to that position; Schelby Jean-Baptiste, actress [27] Garihanna Jean-Louis, comedian, actress and writer; Jelleestone, rapper; Jemeni, singer and broadcaster
Amherstburg Freedom Museum, previously known as 'the North American Black Historical Museum', is located in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada.It is a community-based, non-profit museum that tells the story of African-Canadians' history and contributions.