The Life of Black Abolitionist Mary Ann Shadd by Scholar Irene Moore Davis!
A ceremony unveiling the statue of Mary Ann Shadd took place Thursday, May 12, 2022 at Windsor University in Canada.
Shadd a black abolitionist was one of the first Black female newspaper publishers and female journalists in Canada. Shadd founded The Provincial Freeman in 1853.
Shadd also helped her cousin, Osborne Perry pen the book “Sole Survivor, A Voice From Harper” an account of his extraordinary and courageous role in John Brown’s Harper’s Ferry Raid!
The event was live-streamed from Windsor University’s downtown campus for the greater community.
Sculpted by local artist Donna Mayne (BA 1982).
Watch it on the University’s YouTube channel.
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