In 1847, two decades before Canada came into being, a group of people who had fled their enslavement came together under the auspices of the African Methodist Episcopal Church to erect a chapel for their community. For two crucial decades — as the United States’ Fugitive Slave Act and its Civil War pushed Black people there to join communities in Canada — this humble building served as a centre for London’s growing Black population. Read More
Peace: Donations needed to preserve key piece of London’s Black history
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