Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society & Black Mecca Museum
Joined December 2015
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21 Feb 2024
Reading week joy @DetroitLibrary for @CKBHS94 Freedom in Print project. Mahommah Baquaqua’s 1853 biography with its original wrappers carefully repaired, stitched together and held through time @UGuelphHist @Schofield1616 @HistoryHuron @HuronResearch
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CKBHS retweeted
23 Feb 2024
Students from our Queen Elizabeth II P.S. in Chatham have started a petition to get the Chatham Coloured All-Stars inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
Show your support by signing the petition: change.org/p/induct-the-chat…
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CKBHS retweeted
23 Feb 2024
The records of Daniel G. Hill III document his work as the first director of @OntHumanRights and his family's life and legacy. Learn more in our online exhibit: archives.gov.on.ca/en/explor….
[Daniel G. Hill II and May Edwards Hill's 50th wedding anniversary, 1967 (I0027967)]
ALT Colour photograph of a family portrait with 28 people posing outdoors on the grass in front of a hedge.
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On this day, February 23rd, we commemorate the birth of one of the most influential figures in Black history, William Edward Burghardt, popularly known as W.E.B. Du Bois. Â
He was born in 1868 and became the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University.
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CKBHS retweeted
12 Feb 2024
Digital mapping reveals Ontario’s Black history — and challenges myths
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CKBHS retweeted
26 Jan 2024
@Aburgfreedom & @river_bookshop are hosting a youth art class with Dennis K. Smith on Feb. 10 at 1pm. The class will take place at dKs Studio & Gallery & there are only 15 spots available! Register by emailing curator@amherstburgfreedom.org
Please note the time change to 1pm.
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CKBHS retweeted
24 Jan 2024
Shadd legacy honoured with Canada Post stamp
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"Today, at an event in Chatham, Ont., Canada Post unveiled a new Black History Month stamp honouring Mary Ann Shadd."
#BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth @canadapostcorp #MaryAnnShadd #ChathamKent
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CKBHS retweeted
19 Jan 2024
Canada Post to unveil stamp honouring Mary Ann Shadd in Chatham #ckont
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2 Jan 2024
Black Harbour: New book explores history of slavery in Newfoundland
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CKBHS retweeted
3 Jan 2024
#ICYMI @canadapostcorp will release a stamp featuring Mary Ann Shadd Cary for Black History Month 2024
Canada Post announces 2024 stamp program
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CKBHS retweeted
3 Jan 2024
Princes call Order of Canada honour 'humbling'
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CKBHS retweeted
4 Dec 2023
Being forced to leave my home in Africville was hard. But 60 years later, I feel a different loss
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CKBHS retweeted
22 Nov 2023
Heritage network honours Chatham Coloured All-Stars with historical plaque
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CKBHS retweeted
21 Nov 2023
The rain didn't stop today's plaque unveiling at Stirling Park in Chatham honouring The Chatham Coloured All-Stars. Congratulations to our friends @CKBHS94 for all of there work in having the team recognized!
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