Canada Post honours Black community of Amber Valley, Alta., with new stamp
Posted: Jan 20, 2021 1:05 PM MT | Last Updated: January 20 This stamp, being released by Canada Post in honour of Black History Month, features prominent members of Amber Valley, a forgotten Black community in Alberta. Canada Post hopes to educate Canadians about this important piece of history. (Supplied/Canada Post) Canada Post is commemorating Amber Valley, a forgotten community of all-Black settlers in northern Alberta, with a stamp for Black History Month. The community, 170 kilometres north of Edmonton, was settled by hundreds of African-Americans escaping racial violence and segregati...
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