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A young Black woman who resisted her own enslavement in Queenston, Upper Canada, in the late 18th century is being honoured by Canada Post.

In anticipation of Black History Month, both the Royal Canadian Mint and Canada Post are honouring Black history in Canada.

/CNW/ - Today, Canada Post unveiled a new Black History Month stamp honouring Chloe Cooley, who had a profound impact on the history of enslavement in Canada....

/CNW Telbec/ - National historic designations encourage us to acknowledge both the triumphs and the struggles that have led us to the Canada of today, and help...

She does research on the topic through her doctoral research at York

Article content They came in great, dusty columns trudging north; the persecuted refugees of a new country founded on freedom and liberty. These were the United Empire Loyalists; the thousands of men, women and children loyal to the Crown who were forced into Canada by the victory of rebel forces in the American War of Independence. “Neither confiscation of their property, the pitiless persecution of their kinsmen in revolt, nor the galling chains of imprisonment could break their spirits,”...