Reclaiming the Legacy of Canada's 'Emancipation Day'

August 1, 2019 marks the 185th anniversary of Emancipation Day: a celebratory recognition of Black freedom in Canada. Emancipation Day honors the history, memory, and legacy of Black Canadians’ resistance to white supremacy. It also recognizes Canada’s complicity in the enslaving of Africans and how this colonial heritage stole Black liberation. However…