Upcoming Conference: Black Press in Canada October 1st @ Black Mecca Museum

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Day 2 of this conferences is hosted by Black Mecca Museum, with focus on Mary Ann Shadd at 200.

The Black Press in Canada Conference brings together community research partners, students, and academic collaborators for a two-day event featuring keynote talks from Irene Moore Davis (President, Essex County Black Historical Research Society) and Kristin Moriah (Department of English, Queen’s University), community history panels, hands-on workshops in the Huron Letterpress Studio for secondary school students, a reflective walk through Chatham, a roundtable with contributors to the project’s edited collection, The Black Press: A Shadowed Canadian Tradition (forthcoming from University of Toronto Press) and more.

The Black Press in Canada Community Conference will take place on September 30, 2022, at Huron University College in the Great Hall and on October 1, 2022, at the Black Mecca Museum/Wish Centre in Chatham, Ontario (transportation from London to Chatham and back is provided).

Preregistration is requested! Register for one or for both days here.

While there is no cost for attendees, The Black Press in Canada Community Conference is encouraging donations to The London Community Foundation Chapel Project. You can find more information and donate here.