Why Emancipation Day matters

Aug. 1 is an occasion to reflect, educate, and engage in the ongoing fight against anti-Black racism and discrimination, which has roots in slavery.

An Emancipation Day parade in 1894. While significant progress has been made, Black communities are still dealing with historical and current injustices, writes Waheed Khan. Photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

Opinion

BY WAHEED KHAN

July 31, 2024

On March 24, 2021, the House of Commons voted unanimously to designate Aug. 1 as Emancipation Day in Canada. It marks Aug. 1, 1834, when the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 came into force across almost all of the British Empire—with some exceptions—including territories in t...

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