Zoom Presentation.
This year marks the 190th Emancipation Day. The occasion recognizes the legal abolition of slavery in most of the British empire, including Canada, where the last remains of enslavement were nearing the end through gradual abolition. Dr. Natasha Henry-Dixon will discuss the history of the commemoration of Emancipation Day in Canada and walk through what this cultural and political tradition illuminates about Black history in Canada.
Speaker: Dr. Natasha Henry Dixon, Assistant Professor of African Canadian History at York University.
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Oakville Historical Society
Address
110 King Street
City
Oakville
Postal Code
L6J 1B1
On-Air Headline
Speaker Night: Emancipation Day - 190 Years
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The history of the commemoration of Emancipation Day in Canada
Hosted by Oakville Historical Society, Sept. 16, 7:30-9:00pm.
Zoom presentation. Info: oakvillehistory.org
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Community
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Speaker Night: Emancipation Day - 190 Years and Counting
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Daily