🍁 Chapter 2: Who We Are
2.4.6 Black Canadians and the Loyalist Legacy
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Marjorie Turner-Bailey, an Olympic athlete from Nova Scotia, descends from the black Loyalists. They were people of African origin — some had escaped slavery, others were already free men and women. In the 1780s they fled America and came to Canada. In the United States, slavery stayed lawful until 1863. Their arrival is part of the record of how people of African origin helped to shape Canada, and Nova Scotia in particular.
Key Facts
- Marjorie Turner-Bailey, Nova Scotia Olympian, descends from black Loyalists
- Black Loyalists included escaped and freed people of African descent
- They fled from America to Canada in the 1780s
- Slavery stayed lawful in America until 1863
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