Josiah Henson Museum Hosts Emancipation Day Celebration

By The Caribbean Camera Inc. on July 31, 2024   Awards, Black Lives Matter, Canada, Community, Education, Event Listing, Family and Parenting, Men, News, Ontario, Women  

The Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History, Dresden, Ontario, hosts an annual Emancipation Day celebration that highlights hope and freedom, marking the end of slavery in Canada and underscoring the ongoing quest for inclusivity and equity. Henson, a Methodist preacher, escaped slavery in the United States and arrived in Canada on October 28, 1830. Although […]