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Black History Month - Black Nova Scotians celebrate their African Heritage
This is the 15th year that Black History Month is being celebrated across Canada. During this month, The Link is featuring stories highlighting some of the many ways Black Canadians have helped shape our nation. Today we find out about Black History Month in Nova Scotia, which is home to Canada's oldest Black community. For 230 years, it has struggled and thrived, playing a leadership role in the advancement of civil liberties in Canada. As The Link’s Atlantic correspondent Robert Jaros reports, Black Nova Scotians use African Heritage Month to share their history and celebrate their accomplishments.
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