NEWS RELEASE
GUELPH BLACK HERITAGE SOCIETY
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The Guelph Black Heritage Society is pleased to announce the release of our historical video project, Change Starts Now: Our Stories. Our History. Our Heritage. There is an absence and erasure of Black history in Guelph, Wellington County and in Canada in general. The GBHS is doing our part to change this narrative and create resources for our community.
The #ChangeStartsNow Historical Video Project will create a series of five short videos which highlight the stories, struggles and triumphs of Black community members from the 1800’s and early 1900’s. These community members lived in southwestern Ontario and helped build the Black community, but their stories are unknown to many. These videos will amplify their voices and root our experience and heritage within our shared understanding of local history.
The first video about Anna Maria Weems can be viewed on the GBHS YouTube Channel here.
The GBHS would like to thank Musagetes, Guelph Community Foundation and Hello Adventure Animation for their support of this project.
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