July 9, 1841: Four Black Men executed for a bank robbery
On July 9, 1841, four Black men were executed. “Having a taste for blood and the destruction of black bodies,” the execution riveted the Euro-American...
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Marie-Joseph Angelique: Symbol of Black resistance in Canada
In 1734, Marie-Joseph Angélique, an enslaved Black woman in Montréal, was charged with arson after a fire leveled Montréal’s merchants’ quarter. It was alleged that...
Gullah Jack: “The Little Man Who Can’t Be Killed”
[dropcap size=small]G[/dropcap]ullah Jack, also known as Couter Jack and sometimes referred to as “Gullah” Jack Pritchard, was an African conjurer, who is historically known for...