Celebrations of Emancipation Day National Historic Event
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Celebrations in Amherstburg, ON, 1894
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Address :
TBD
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
2023-03-15
Dates:
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1834 to 1834
(Significant)
Other Name(s):
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Celebrations of Emancipation Day
(Designation Name)
Research Report Number:
2022-04
Importance:
People of African descent in Upper and Lower Canada marked the abolition of enslavement in 1834 with organized celebrations that gave rise to annual events