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A Black People's History of Canada Profile picture
A Black People's History of Canada
@ABLACKPEOPLESH1
📕 Sharing stories of Canada's rich Black Canadian heritage 🔧 Developing teaching materials for classrooms
Feb 24, 2023 • 8 tweets • 6 min read
Enslaved Teenager Diana Bastian of Nova Scotia
Warning: Disturbing Content
 
📜 a thread... Bastian lived most of her life as a slave in obscurity but entered historical consciousness as a result of her rape, pregnancy, and subsequent death.
Feb 23, 2023 • 5 tweets • 5 min read
The Atlantic Advocate

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

📜 A thread... The newspaper covered a range of topics — historical, religious, economic, political, military, literary, social and local.
Feb 22, 2023 • 8 tweets • 6 min read
Athlete Harry Jerome (1940-1982)
Olympic Pioneer
 
Harry Jerome was a legendary athlete who paved the way for future generations of Black athletes.

📜 a thread Harry was a Canadian sprinter who set multiple world records in the 1960s, including the 100-meter dash. He broke the Canadian record for the 220 yard dash, and was one of the few runners to hold records in both the 100m and 100 yard dash simultaneously.
Feb 22, 2023 • 5 tweets • 6 min read
The Federation of Black Canadians (FBC)
Black communities across Canada are diverse, resilient, creative, and multifaceted. For the first time in Canada’s history, there are over 1,000,000 Black Canadians who call Canada home.

📜 a thread... Image The FBC is a Pan-Canadian body that discusses the opportunities, contributions, and challenges that exist for people of African descent nationally. (FBC, 2023)