Uncle Tom’s Cabin Historic Site, Dresden (Photo: Destination Ontario)
27 to August 1, 2020
The Ontario Heritage Trust is pleased to announce digital Emancipation Day activities for 2020, from interviews with historians to musical performances by Black artists. Together, we will celebrate Ontario’s Black communities and explore Black heritage in the province.
Emancipation Day commemorates the Abolition of Slavery Act, which became law on August 1, 1834. This act freed more than 800,000 people of African descent throughout the British Empire. Since then, Emancipation Day has been celebrated on or near August 1 each year. It is an important expression of identity for the Black communities and a reminder of the continuing struggle faced by people of African descent toward a more inclusive, diverse society.
Schedule of events
