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• Black Aces

  Essential Stories From Hockey's Black Trailblazers

  McKenzie, Julian,

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  Stories of notable Black hockey players and figures, exploring not just their achievements in the sport but also their personal journeys, challenges and influences. Adult nonfiction.

• Black Harbour

  Slavery and the Forgotten Histories of Black People in Newfoundland and Labrador

  Barrett, Heather (Journalist),

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  The role of slavery and the historical presence of Black people in Newfoundland and Labrador is explored in this eye-opening book about Canada's forgotten history. Adult nonfiction.

• Canticles. III (MMXXIII). (II. Contexts of Africadian Theological Praxis)

  Clarke, George Elliott,

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  In the final volume of Canticles, Clarke explores the origins of the African Baptist Association of Nova Scotia, concluding his monumental examination of slavery, colonialism, resistance, faith and identity. Adult nonfiction.

• The Day-breakers

  Fraser, Michael, 1969-

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  Poetic work that draws on the experiences of Black soldiers, capturing both their struggle for freedom and the discrimination they faced, offering a powerful perspective on Black military history and experience. Adult nonfiction.

• Free to Be More

  Creative Activism in the Era of Black Lives Matter

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  A vibrant collection of essays, poems, images and interviews affirming the deep connection between art and activism and proof that art can be used to support transformative interventions in anti-Black racism. Adult nonfiction.

• A Footnote to Freedom

  Reclaiming the Life and Legacy of a Black Battalion Soldier

  Dixon, Lance B.,

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  Through conversations with his father, Dixon explores the impact of racism across three generations and the Black Battalion’s fight for the right to serve. Adult nonfiction.

• Jude and Diana

  Robart-Johnson, Sharon,

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  A reconstructed account about Jude and Diana, two enslaved sisters in Nova Scotia whose stories are known through historical records surrounding their tragic deaths. Adult fiction.

• The Long Emancipation

  Moving Toward Black Freedom

  Walcott, Rinaldo, 1965-

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  A reflection on Black freedom globally, arguing that emancipation from slavery and colonialism often fell short of true liberation. Adult nonfiction.

• Staging Blackface in Canada

  Public Amusements, Variety Shows, and Racial Acts in An Age of Imitation, 1898-1919

  Thompson, Cheryl, 1977-

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  An exploration of how blackface performance and related forms of popular entertainment reflected and reinforced racial caricature, while also documenting early Black musicals, operas and the evolving cultural landscape. Adult nonfiction.