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Black History Month 2019

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  • foreground is grassy cemetery with various grave markers, background is very tall trees, shrubbery with a side view of the Shady Creek Church with white clapboard siding, lancet-style windows along the side of the churchPlaces of Interest
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  • older man in umpire gear at right inset, background is youth shaking hands at end of baseball gameDoug Hudlin
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  • Peter LesterPeter Lester
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  • charles and nancy alexanderCharles & Nancy Alexander
  • Fielding Spotts
  • 30x30 inch plaque, tan background, black tex with images of house and victoria pioneer rifle corpsSydna Edmonia Robella Francis
  • Sylvia StarkSylvia Stark
  • Emma StarkEmma Stark
  • smith towering display of cookies, crackers and biscuitsThe M.R. Smith Bakery
  • Black & white portrait of older male in suit with full white beardJohn Craven Jones
  • Mifflin Wistar GibbsMifflin Wistar Gibbs
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  • Ruby Sneed
  • man in legislation robes standing behind desk , speakers mace on deskEmery Barnes
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  • Anti-Racism: Struggle, Strategy, Resilience
  • Black Pioneers: Stories and Articles
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  • Canadian Black History Resources
  • Catalogue of Information and Sources
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  • Digital Museums Canada exhibit
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  • “Hope Meets Action” Exhibition
  • Jones-Cook Memorial Bursary
  • Places of Interest Guide
  • Slavery, the Underground Railroad
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  • Youth Engagement

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