I am putting forth a challenge to the genuine legitimacy of the Emancipation Act of 1834, its true intent and what appears to have been a lack of genuine interest on behalf of the lawmakers in the ...

Canada is celebrating Emancipation Day, the anniversary of the Aug. 1, 1833, Slavery Abolition Act, which abolished slavery in most of the British Empire in 1834. Though informally celebrated for ...

A number of people have come together to issue a declaration commemorating the 190th anniversary of the 1834 Emancipation Act. A spokesperson said, “On July 29, 2024, we, the undersigned – personally ...

From this year Aug. 1 will be known as Emancipation Day in B.C., marking the day in 1834 that slavery was abolished across the British Empire — including pre-Confederation Canada. The proclamation was ...

We may begin the discussion of education between Emancipation (1834) and Independence (1962) with the report of Joseph Latrobe, who in 1837 was sent by the British parliament to see how money from the ...

Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., second from left, attends Emancipation Day celebrations in Windsor, Ont., in 1956. Emancipation Day — now officially recognized by the federal government — ...

MPs in the House of Commons have voted unanimously to designate Aug. 1 as Emancipation Day across Canada. The motion drew 335 votes in favour on Wednesday, with no abstentions or nay votes. The date ...