We have always been great: Black history on P.E.I.
Posted: Feb 28, 2021 8:00 AM AT | Last Updated: February 28 Black Islanders at the Charlottetown Black Lives Matter march.(Oniel Kuku) This column is an opinion written by Kendi Tarichia. For more information about our commentary section, please read our FAQ. We have always been Great. Black people have always been on the Island. The first "recorded" Black person on P.E.I. is from a Nova Scotia census 100 years before confederation. Black people had been sailing the seas trading gold, salt, and metals. This trade continued until Black people became the commodity known as Black gold. In 131...
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