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White Pine Pictures: Breaking the Ice: The Mary Ann Shadd Story

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Mary Ann Shadd was born in Wilmington, Delaware in 1823. She emigrated to Windsor, Upper Canada and was a leader in advocating for integrated schools at a time when most Canadians believed segregated schools should predominate. This web page is about a documentary film by Sylvia Sweeney.

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abolitionists

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integrated schools, segregationists, black population, fugitive slave act of 1850, underground railroad, black history in canada, history of canada, school integration in canada, establishment of independent schools

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Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
The intended use for this resource is Instructional

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