GLACE BAY ー A historic first for Cape Breton. The island’s very first Emancipation Day celebration, marking the British Empire’s Slavery Abolition Act of 1833, was held in Glace Bay on Thursday. Many ...
The day will get underway ... Park,” said Lee. “In Canada, this year is the first time that we got a chance to celebrate the passing of Bill 75 – The Emancipation Month Act and for it ...
The Newmarket community came out in dozens to raise the Pan-African flag and join a drum circle to celebrate the 190th anniversary of emancipation in Canada. This year, the Aug. 1 Emancipation Day ...