Waheed Khan

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Why Emancipation Day matters

Why Emancipation Day matters

On March 24, 2021, the House of Commons voted unanimously to designate Aug. 1 as Emancipation Day in Canada. It marks Aug. 1, 1834, when the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 came into force across almost all of the British Empire—with some exceptions—including territories in the possessions of the East India Company.