25 nov 1840 - Canada: 'Act of Union' Passed (1840)

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"Formalized less than a decade after slavery's abolition, the Act of Union of 1840 legally endorsed the concept of separate schooling. This endorsement informally blocked Black children's access to schools in Canada West."

*Exact months & days not specified

Source: Robyn Maynard. Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present (2017). Page 33.