March held in Fredericton to mark first-ever Emancipation Day
The day marks the anniversary of the abolishment of slavery across the British Empire on Aug. 1, 1834, a year after the Slavery Abolition Act was passed by the British Parliament.
While New Brunswick does not recognize Emancipation Day officially, the federal government unanimously passed a vote in March to designate Aug. 1 as Emancipation Day.It has several notable speakers, including Ron Trembley, James ‘Skip’ Talbot and BLM Fredericton’s Husoni Raymond.James ‘Skip’ Talbot was one of the speakers at Fredericton’s event.
“We have no trouble with that but when it comes down to our brothers, we judge them by the colour of their skin, their language and all kinds of things. That’s not what makes you a person.”
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