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feb 23, 1819 - "Freedom" in Canada (1819)

Description:

"In 1819, the Attorney General of Upper Canada declared that by residing in Canada, black residents were set free.

By the end of the U.S. Civil War, between 30 000 and 100 000 slaves escaped to Canada on the Underground Railroad."

*exact dates not known

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Date:

feb 23, 1819
Now
~ 206 years ago

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