Copyright © Natasha L. Henry, 2010

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Copy-edited by Jennifer McKnight
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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Henry, Natasha L.

Emancipation Day : celebrating freedom in
Canada / by Natasha L. Henry.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-55488-717-0

1. Emancipation Day (Canada). 2. Black
Canadians--Social life and customs. I. Title.

FC106.B6H457 2010     394.263     C2009-907479-6

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9781554887170_INT_0004_008

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Back cover image shows Elanor Roosevelt posing with the Hour-A-Day Study Club. Courtesy of the North American Black Historical Museum, FS-33. See page 201.

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