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Mary Ann Shadd (Cary) (1823-1893)
Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted June, 2009
Photo by contributor Wayne Adam - Posted September, 2011
Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted June, 2009
Plaque Location
The Municipality of Chatham-Kent
In Chatham
just inside the Woodstock Institute Sertoma Help Centre
at 177 King Street East, west of Princess Street
Coordinates: N 42 24.364 W 82 10.535 |
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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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Mary Ann Shadd Cary 1823-1893
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Mary Ann Shadd Cary 1823-1893
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Chatham Blockhouse 1794
David Mills 1831-1903
Dr. Anderson Ruffin Abbott 1837-1913
Emily Ferguson Murphy 1868-1933
Jean McKishnie Blewett 1862-1934
John Brown's Convention 1858
Kent County Court House
Mary Ann Shadd Cary (1823-1893)
Old St. Paul's Church & Christ Church
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