Freedom seekers, Canada Day and emancipation

Amherstburg, Ontario was a critical destination for freedom seekers fleeing slavery in the U.S. It's also where freed African Canadians lived.

Lorene Brigden-Lennie is the board director of the Essex County Black Historical Research Society. She joined The Metro to discuss the ways that Canada observes Canada Day and Emancipation Day through the lens of freed slaves.

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