Emancipation Day Committee of Windsor

Eight years ago today, Emancipation Day Committee of Windsor became a registered not-for-profit. Today, after over two years of covid restrictions and the passing of a third of the four founding members, the organisation is saying goodbye.
We are deeply grateful to those who showed their support for Windsor’s Emancipation Celebration and various events throughout the city, right up to and including the 2021 virtual celebration.
It is our hope that individuals and local groups will find ways to carry on with the Walter Perry legacy, in keeping alive in Windsor the vibrant Spirit of Emancipation.

It was in the early hours of August 23rd in 1791 that the catalyst of the Haitian Revolution took place. The uprising saw the throwing off of chains by slaves on French colony San Domingue, located on Hispaniola Island. This event marked a critical moment in the eventual dismantling of the International Slave Trade. Today, August 23rd is recognized as the International Day for the Remembrance of the International Slave Trade and its Abolition, and offers an opportunity to pay tribute to those who fought for freedom while acknowledging the tragedies and lasting consequences of the Slave Trade.

Join us on Saturday August 28th, 2021 for a celebration of Emancipation from 4-8pm on the grounds of the museum located at 277 King Street, in . This event recognizes the 187th anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery in Canada in 1834 and the federal recognition of Emancipation Day in Canada.

Join us for a chicken dinner and an evening of dancing, featuring the Windsor-based band The Black Orchid. Dancing, a silent auction, and fellowship await you. You won't want to miss it!

Tickets are $65 each and can be purchased online at Emancipation21.givesmart.com If you have any issues ordering tickets online please contact the museum at 519-736-5433.

Thank you to our amazing sponsors Arbor Memorial Inc. Amherstburg Chevrolet Buick GMC 2016 Limited and Joe Meloche Ford Sales . This years celebration is also made possible with generous support from the Detroit Memorial Park Association Inc.
Join us for this freedom celebration!

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Happy Emancipation Day

We hope everyone takes today to celebrate, learn and reflect.

Thank you to everyone who sent us shout outs from around the world!
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We see through all the pains you had to Endure, We are your descendants, We will NEVER FORGET!

Emmett Till should have turned 80 today. Never forget that.

Artist Edward Mitchell Bannister was born in St. Andrews, New Brunswick in November 1828 and he became one of the first Black artists to receive a national award. In 1848 Bannister moved to Boston where he eventually learned to paint, later moving to Providence, Rhode Island in 1870.

Bannister’s main motivation for becoming an artist came after he read an article in the New York Herald in 1867 which stated “the Negro seems to have an appreciation for art while being manifestly unable to produce it.” Bannister would prove this article wrong after one of his paintings won first prize at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876, making him one of the first Black artists to receive a national award. The painting, "Under the Oaks," was selected for the first-prize bronze medal, despite the judges originally wanting to “reconsider" his award after discovering that Bannister was a Black artist.

After winning this award, his reputation and demand for his paintings grew, which allowed him to devote all of his time to painting. The majority of his paintings are landscapes, but he also painted figure studies, religious scenes, seascapes, and still lifes.

After moving to Providence, he was among their leading painters during the 1870s and 1880s. He was a respected art critic and was also a founder and member of the Providence Art Club, in addition to being an original board member of the Rhode Island School of Design. Bannister passed away on January 9, 1901 and shortly after his death, the Providence Art Club hosted a memorial exhibition of 101 of Bannister’s paintings.

Queen Nzinga of Ndongo (Angola) was a powerful monarch who successfully kept the Portuguese out of her land for 35 years. In order to fight off Portugal, (who wanted to conquer the area to further the slave trade) Nzinga conquered neighboring kingdoms to expand her territory . Nzinga led her warriors in battle until her sixties and defied numerous assassination attempts to die peacefully in her sleep at 81 in 1663. Nzinga impact was so strong that she prevented the Portuguese from reaching deep into Southwest Africa until her death. Angola would finally be free of Portuguese control centuries later in 1975

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in 1914, Viola Desmond was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was on November 8, 1946 that she made history after refusing to give up her seat in the “white” section of the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, NS.

She was a civil rights activisits, businesswoman and educator, opening her own beauty school called the Desmond School of Beauty Culture and starting her own line of beauty products.

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Our deepest condolences to the Handsor family and to all those whose lives Paul touched.

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“If we desire a society of peace, then we cannot achieve such a society through violence. If we desire a society without discrimination, then we must not discriminate against anyone in the process of building this society." - Bayard Rustin

Bayard Rustin was not only a close friend to my father, he was an indispensable force within the civil rights movement. However, my father was put under immense pressure to distance himself from Rustin due to his sexuality. He refused to do so.

In fact, the 1963 March on Washington would not have been possible without Rustin. As chief organizer, he worked to bus the hundreds of thousands of people who came to the March and listened to my father's "I Have a Dream" speech. This Month, let us uplift the stories of Black LGTBQ+ community members everywhere.

Linda McCurdy is a lawyer and community advocate. We’re happy to announce that today, Linda was officially nominated as your 2022 candidate for Windsor West!

For more about Linda, visit: https://ontarioliberal.ca/liberals-in-windsor-west-nominate-linda-mccurdy-as-2022-ontario-liberal-party-candidate/

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