Emancipation Day in 2022

Today is Emancipation Day, commemorating the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833. It emancipated those under the age of six; others became "apprenticed" for a period. This came forty years after the Act to Limit Slavery in Upper Canada, which limited the import of enslaved people. https://t.co/SmFuq3Anwo

— Historica Canada (@HistoricaCanada) August 1, 2022

Today is Emancipation Day in Canada.✊🏾 https://t.co/Pj8IMDiW8y

— Dr. Wendy Mackey (@WendyMackey) August 1, 2022

Tonight, City Hall will light up Yellow, Green and Red for Emancipation Day, a day that marks the passage of the Slavery Abolition Act which ended slavery throughout the British Empire, including Canada. Read the proclamation ➡️ https://t.co/dBwOysWarQ https://t.co/DOvjMD4C44

— City of Vancouver (@CityofVancouver) August 2, 2022

Today is Emancipation Day. On this day, we take time to reflect upon the dark legacy of slavery in Canada, its devastating impacts on the Black community, and the persistent consequences that many Black Canadians still experience today. https://t.co/lnZffRMRkZ

— Anita Anand (@AnitaAnandMP) August 1, 2022

This weekend, alongside the @Raptors and MLSE, we joined the Toronto Revellers to celebrate emancipation at the Toronto Caribbean Carnival.  Today being Emancipation Day in Canada we celebrate the culture and heritage of Black Canadians.  #TorontoCaribbeanFestival https://t.co/mQyri7aC2W

— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) August 1, 2022

They froze the accounts of hundreds of other Canadians, too, for supporting the truckers. But they expect us to believe they can’t stop Fortune 500 companies from selling medical gloves made by slaves? https://t.co/I2xgXfbRJZ

— Melissa Mbarki (@MelissaMbarki) July 31, 2022

Happy Emancipation Day✊🏾⛓💥 Forever, Break These Chains✊🏾💥⛓ https://t.co/xIoa9dgPCh

— Wakefield Brewster (@lyricalpitbull) August 2, 2022