black history

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  1. 5. Province where Viola Desmond became a civil rights icon.
  2. 8. He was the first black astronaut to walk in space
  3. 9. The former name of the Toronto Caribbean Carnival
  4. 11. Canadian sprinter know as the “fastest man alive”
  5. 13. made history as the first black person in the NHL
  6. 15. He was the first Black person to become a Member of Parliament in 1968
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  1. 1. What was the first black newspaper?
  2. 2. started the first legislation in the British colonies to restrict the slave trade
  3. 3. A book of poetry by Canadian poet Cicely Belle Bain discussing Black identity and colonisation
  4. 4. Famous Canadian jazz pianist
  5. 6. the27th Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada.
  6. 7. The author of The Book of Negros
  7. 10. Leader of the underground railroad
  8. 12. The winner of the 2011 Scotiabank Giller prize for the book Halfblood Blues
  9. 14. A Canadian singer from Toronto who was nominated for best R/B/soul recording in 2012 Juno award.