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the william sisters are amazing tennis players. Both of them started when they were very young.  (liora

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Serena Williams - the story of a tennis sensation

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He was born December 13 1943.The finest Canadian baseball player.He began his major league career in Philadelphia before joining the Chicago Cubs in 1966.He also played basketball in the off season for the Harlem Globetrotters from 1967 to 1969.And pitched two seasons in Canada for the minor league London Majors.In 1971 he was the first Canadian and cubs pitcher to win a cy award.He was a 20 game winner for seven seasons including consutive seasons for the cubs.He led the nl for srikeouts in 1969 he had over 3000 strikeouts during his career.In

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Here is a video of Ferguson Jenkins, Canada’s first person to get to baseball’s hall of fame.

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National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

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Fergie Jenkins - Baseball Hall of Fame Biographies

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Canada's first Hall of Fame member, Fergie Jenkins used pinpoint control and effectively changed speeds to win 284 games. Cast in the same mold as finesse artists like Catfish Hunter and Robin Roberts, Jenkins forged an impressive 3.34 ERA despite playing 12 of his 19 seasons in hitters' ballparks -- Wrigley Field and Fenway Park.

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she is a 2 time olympian in the 100m hurdles (2000 and 2004) (sam)

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he was the first black Member of Parliament. he was also Ontario's Lieutenant Governor from 1985 to 1991. (Sam)

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Here is a song he wrote called Boogie Blues Etude. You can see his amazing fast fingers in his playing. Linden S.H.

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Ronnie Scott's Club in 1974 - Oscar Peterson-piano, Niels Pedersen-bass, Barney Kessel-guitar.

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Oscar Peterson is Canadian and he is a jazz pianist.  He wrote many songs.  He was nicknamed the man with four hands because he can play notes really fast and everyone was amazed.  When he was a child he played the trumpet but he had a disease and he had trouble breathing so he switched to the piano instead.  He has been on more than 200 records and he has played all over the world.  He is one of the best jazz players in the world and he won many awards.  He also fought for equal rights for black people.  He died in 2007.  I saw a statue of Oscar Peterson in Ottawa.  Linden S.H.

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The term African Canadian is occasionally used by Black Canadians who trace their heritage to the first slaves brought by British and French colonists to the North American mainland; thousands of Black Loyalists and an estimated ten to thirty thousand fugitive slaves settled in Canada after the American Revolutionary

The Canadian Negro Women's Association also hosted a few celebrations. It was not until the Ontario Black History Society (OBHS) was founded in 1978, and petitioned the City of Toronto by 1979 to have February proclaimed Black History Month that the celebration started to trickle into the entire community.
Carter Godwin Woodson (December 19, 1875 – April 3, 1950) was an African-American historian, author, journalist and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. ... In February 1926 he launched the celebration of "Negro History Week", the precursor of Black History Month.
In the United States, the month of February is observed as Black History Month or National African American History Month, and we use the month to remember the important contributions and achievements of African Americans throughout our nation's history. The celebration can be felt nationally and worldwide as many ...Feb 2, 2015.
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Barack Obama Son of Promise Child of Hope

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Barack Obama Son of Promise Child of Hope

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I learned that Barack Obama's parents divorced. I also learned that he couldn't stop thinking of them and he really missed them when he was a kid. His grandpa and Toot took care of Barack.  Linden S.H.

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He was president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the first black president. he was imprisoned for 27 years for trying to overthrow apartheid. (apartheid is separating  black people and white people and treating  white people better) (Sam)

(photo from: By South Africa The Good News / www.sagoodnews.co.za)

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Lori Seale-Irving joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in 1990 making her the first Black female commissioned officer in the RCMP (Olivia)

Viola Desmond
In 1946, she refused to leave the white-only section of a theatre.  Her refusal to adhere to the racist policies of the time resulted in her arrest and charges. These charges were pardoned in 2010 (metronews.ca) (Olivia)

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The history of Black History Month dates back to 1926 in the United States. At that time, an African-American historian named Carter G. Woodson founded a week that focused on celebrating the accomplishments of African Americans. He decided on a week in February because two important men were born in that month.

The first was Frederick Douglass, a former slave in the 1800s who spoke out for the freedom of slaves, as well as equal rights for women. And the second was Abraham Lincoln. As the 16th president of the United States, Lincoln fought for the freedom of all slaves throughout the country. While Woodson’s idea began as a one-week celebration, it eventually became a month-long event called Black Heritage Month in the United States in 1976. And, in 1995, Canada’s government officially recognized February as Black History Month.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Historic Site (Wikimedia/NearEMPTiness/CC BY-SA 4.0)

Many events take place across Canada during Black History Month, including concerts, performances, and activities for kids and adults. And, all year long, there are specific places you can visit throughout the country to learn more about African history, culture, and the contributions that black Canadians have made to Canada:

The Black Cultural Centre in Nova Scotia is a museum that focuses on the history and culture of African Nova Scotians.

The Amherstburg Freedom Museum in Ontario preserves African-Canadian artifacts.

In Chatham, Ontario, the Buxton National Historic Site and Museum collects and preserves African-Canadian historical objects.

Uncle Tom’s Cabin Historic Site in Dresden, Ontario, is dedicated to Rev. Josiah Henson. He lived in the 1800s and worked to lead slaves to freedom. The historic site includes a museum, as well as Henson’s original home.

There are even virtual museums you can visit to examine the history of African-Canadians and their role in building Canada, including:

The Virtual Museum of Canada (VMC)

Saskatchewan African-Canadian Heritage Museum

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These were baseball teams for people who didn't have white skin

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The first Black person thought to have set foot on Canadian soil was Mathieu Da Costa, a free man who was hired by Europeans to act as a translator in 1608.

Canada developed a reputation as a safe haven for Blacks during the American Revolution, 1775-1783. The British promised land, freedom and rights to slaves and free Blacks in exchange for services rendered. Some of the Black Loyalists who reached Nova Scotia belonged to the "Company of Negroes" that had left Boston with British troops in 1776.

British Vice-Admiral Alexander Cochrane's offer of transportation for anyone wanting to leave the United States was widely circulated among the Black population. Four thousand former slaves deserted to the British side and were transported to the British colonies. About 2,000 refugees set sail for Nova Scotia from September 1813 to August 1816.Connor

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He was a black Canadian ice hockey player who played semi-professional hockey in the 1930’s and 40’s. It is believed that he did not make the NHL because of his skin colour. He started the Future Aces Hockey School, one of the first hockey schools in Canada. Carnegie was named to the Order of Ontario and the Order of Canada.(James)

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he lived four years in Indonesia

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Barack obama his children’s names are Malia and sasha. His wife’s name is Michelle.

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Barack obama his children’s names are Malia and sasha. His wife’s name is Michelle.

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He was the president from 2009 to 2017

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Barack Obama-son of promise child of hope

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Barack Obama-son of promise child of hope

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I learned that Barack Obama - linden

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his birthday is august 4 1961. he was born in Hawaii Hololulu. he was the 44th presedent of the united states.he spent one year of his childhood in washington

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Michelle Obama was born January 17 1964.Raised in south side Chicago. [Kensington]

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Uncle Tom's cabin historic site in Dresden,Ontario, is dedicated to Rev. Josiah Henson. He lived in the 1800's and worked to lead slaves to freedom. The historic site includes a museum, as well as Henson's original home. There are even virtual museums you can visit to examine the history of African-Canadians and their role in building Canada, including.[Wesley]

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Barack Obama - Son of Promise Child of Hope

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Barack Obama - Son of Promise Child of Hope

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The book is about Barack Obmaas childhood (William)

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Some black Canadians were born in the Caribbean, Guyana, and Africa (Jake)