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The Atlantic Advocate

The Atlantic Advocate was Nova Scotia's first African Canadian newspaper, incorporated on 8 June 1916.

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The newspaper covered a range of topics — historical, religious, economic, political, military, literary, social and local.
Community notes appeared from across Nova Scotia, including Amherst, Digby, Halifax, Hammonds Plains, Liverpool, Shelburne, Westville, Weymouth and Wolfville, as well as from New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario.
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