The federal government issued an apology to Canada's only all-Black First World War battalion last week for the racism its members endured, a move that activists hope will be the first step in commemorating the battalion's contributions.
to Canada's only all-Black First World War battalion last week for the racism its members endured, a move that activists hope will be the first step in commemorating the battalion's contributions.
"Black people in this country have always been fighting for their freedom, doing so through the military, doing so through the courts, doing so through education. We have always, always been fighting for our freedom and fighting for the recognition that we so rightly deserve," social justice advocate and author Romemary Sadlier told CTV News Channel on Saturday.
"The fact that these are my family members, and I didn't know their history, speaks to the reality of the paucity of African Canadian history being made available readily and routinely through our school systems and through the media," she said.
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