Nova Scotia's "Africans' Schools" (jul 29, 1816 – may 29, 1865)
Description:
"Nova Scotia's 'Africans' Schools' existed from 1816 to the 1850s and were intended to instill the values of obedience and submission in the Black populace so they might better accept their role as menial laborers (Black Learners Advisory Committee [BLAC] 1994)."*Exact months & days not specified
Source: Robyn Maynard. Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present (2017). Page 33.
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Date:
jul 29, 1816
may 29, 1865
~ 48 years
