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Mary Ann Shadd (Cary) (1823-1893)

Photos by Alan L Brown - June, 2009

Plaque Location

In the Municipality of Chatham-Kent
at coordinates N 42 24.366 W 82 10.491
just inside the Woodstock Institute Sertoma Help Centre at 177 King Street East.

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Plaque Text

Born in Wilmington, Delaware, Mary Ann Shadd became a prominent activist in the Underground Railroad refugee communities of Upper Canada during the 1850s. Arriving in 1851, she taught refugee children and urged skilled Blacks to seek haven in Canada from the increasingly dangerous conditions in the United States. In 1853, Shadd established the Provincial Freeman, an influential newspaper which encouraged self-reliance and argued for the rights of Blacks and women. The paper waged war on slavery and bigotry, becoming the leading voice of the refugees in Canada.

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