Canada Post honours Black communities with commemorative stamps
TORONTO -- Canada Post is honouring two small communities with deep connections to Black history with commemorative stamps. Amber Valley, Alta. and Willow Grove, N.B. were both home to hundreds of African Americans who sought refuge in Canada while escaping violence and slavery in the U.S. more than 200 years ago. Ralph Thomas, an 82-year-old historian and former resident of Willow Grove, said he is grateful to finally see Black settlers represented on postage stamps. “It’s one of the biggest rewards we could ever receive because we haven’t had Black people on stamps in New Brun...
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