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August 1st marks the day slavery was abolished throughout the British Empire, freeing enslaved people in Canada. Racial inequality and anti-Black racism are legacies of enslavement. Mark #EmancipationDay by learning about enslavement in Canada with 6 @CdnEncyclopedia articles: 
The #enslavement of #Indigenous peoples defines slavery in Canada and is part of a dark legacy of colonization. 2/3 of the slaves in New France were Indigenous. However, when slavery was abolished, enslaved Black ppl far outnumbered enslaved Indigenous ppl.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sla…
In early Canada, the enslavement of African peoples was a legal instrument that helped fuel colonial economic enterprise. For 2 centuries, settlers in what is now Canada bought, sold & enslaved Black ppl, and were involved in the transatlantic slave trade. thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/bla…
