Emancipation

Nova Scotia

Halifax’s Emancipation Day ceremony pays tribute to Jamaican Maroons

The official designation of Emancipation Day three years ago has led to a “groundswell of awareness” about the reality of…

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Halifax

What Emancipation Day means to Nova Scotia

Dr. Charmaine Nelson is a nationally leading researcher and academic, focusing on the history of slavery in Canada, plumbing the…

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Halifax

4 ways to mark Emancipation Day in Halifax in 2023

This Tuesday, Aug. 1 marks Nova Scotia’s third annual Emancipation Day—a day to reflect on the history and impacts of…

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Halifax

‘Justice for all of us’: N.S. recognizes third annual Emancipation Day

Applause was thunderous at Province House on Tuesday morning as provincial leaders commemorated Emancipation Day. Associate Deputy Minister of African…

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Canada

Hundreds in Toronto ride the ‘Underground Freedom Train’ to mark Emancipation Day

Hundreds of people boarded TTC subway cars late Monday for the annual Underground Freedom Train Ride, marking the start of Emancipation Day…

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Canada

Cambridge to host 1st-ever Emancipation Day celebrations Tuesday

Marjorie-Ann Knight says she noticed Emancipation Day celebrations taking part in other nearby communities but never in Cambridge and wanted…

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