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Greene_Mr OP t1_j2q44lg wrote

Reply to comment by Scmethodist in TIL about the "Book of Negroes", an official record of 3,000 Black Loyalists, mostly former slaves, evacuated to Nova Scotia (and freedom) after the American Revolutionary War by Greene_Mr

Wow! :-o Are you Canadian? :-D

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Scmethodist t1_j2q4a1i wrote

Nope, born and raised in South Carolina. My Aunt moved up to Canada in the 70s.

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Greene_Mr OP t1_j2q4iju wrote

Ah, nifty! :-) Any specific reason why?

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Scmethodist t1_j2q4r2z wrote

Knowing her it was probably in protest of the Vietnam war and also due to the overwhelming racism in the South at the time. She was heavily involved in the civil rights movement. What a lady!

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