In 1859, Nova Scotian William Hall became the first Black Canadian to receive the Victoria Cross.
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Trapped in a mineshaft for 9 days, Maurice Ruddick sustained his companions with song and prayer.
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Toronto's Caribana festival, which began in 1967, has become a major annual summer event.
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Enslavement was abolished throughout the entire British Empire in 1834.
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