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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:33:43 GMT--><rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:rss="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:cc="http://web.resource.org/cc/"><rss:channel rdf:about="http://www.emancipation.ca/community-black-history/"><rss:title>Community Black History</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.emancipation.ca/community-black-history/</rss:link><rss:description></rss:description><dc:language>en-CA</dc:language><dc:date>2010-07-31T10:33:43Z</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.squarespace.com/">Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</admin:generatorAgent><rss:items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.emancipation.ca/community-black-history/recognising-thomas-henry-miller.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.emancipation.ca/community-black-history/the-british-methodist-episcopal-church.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.emancipation.ca/community-black-history/2009/1/21/black-history-cairn-project.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.emancipation.ca/community-black-history/2009/1/21/owen-sounds-black-history.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.emancipation.ca/community-black-history/2009/1/21/a-whitewashing-of-history.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.emancipation.ca/community-black-history/2009/1/21/honored-slave-visited-owen-sound.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.emancipation.ca/community-black-history/2009/1/21/marisse-louisy.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.emancipation.ca/community-black-history/2009/1/21/presque-isle.html"/></rdf:Seq></rss:items></rss:channel><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.emancipation.ca/community-black-history/recognising-thomas-henry-miller.html"><rss:title>Recognising Thomas Henry Miller</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.emancipation.ca/community-black-history/recognising-thomas-henry-miller.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-01-27T01:25:30Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<br />Thomas Henry Miller was also the originator of the Owen Sound Emancipation Picnic.<br />
]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.emancipation.ca/community-black-history/the-british-methodist-episcopal-church.html"><rss:title>The British Methodist Episcopal Church</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.emancipation.ca/community-black-history/the-british-methodist-episcopal-church.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-01-26T22:06:05Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Black History Black History Local History Owen Sound Owen Sound History Underground Railroad Underground railroad black pioneers</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[The British Methodist Episcopal (BME) Church has long been a part of Black History in Owen Sound.
]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.emancipation.ca/community-black-history/2009/1/21/black-history-cairn-project.html"><rss:title>Black History Cairn Project</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.emancipation.ca/community-black-history/2009/1/21/black-history-cairn-project.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-01-21T18:51:35Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Black History Black History Owen Sound Owen Sound History Underground Railroad Underground railroad black pioneers cairn emancipation</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[On July 31, 2004, the Black History Cairn Committee unveiled a commemorative Cairn during the 142nd Emancipation Day Celebrations at Harrison Park in Owen Sound. According to Webster's 1913 Dictionary, a cairn is "a rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument." In this case, the Cairn is a memorial to Owen Sound's Black settlers.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.emancipation.ca/community-black-history/2009/1/21/owen-sounds-black-history.html"><rss:title>Owen Sound's Black History</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.emancipation.ca/community-black-history/2009/1/21/owen-sounds-black-history.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-01-21T18:45:56Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Black History Black History Local History Owen Sound Owen Sound History Underground Railroad black pioneers</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[From about 1830 to the end of the American Civil War, escaped slaves made their way across the <a href="http://www.osblackhistory.com/routes.php">Canada-US border</a> via the <a href="http://www.osblackhistory.com/underground.php">Underground Railroad</a>. Many headed for the Village of Sydenham (Owen Sound), the last terminal of the Railroad and settled here, finding work and raising families. It is only recently that the contribution of these early settlers to the City&rsquo;s development and growth has begun to be acknowledged.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.emancipation.ca/community-black-history/2009/1/21/a-whitewashing-of-history.html"><rss:title>A Whitewashing of History</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.emancipation.ca/community-black-history/2009/1/21/a-whitewashing-of-history.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-01-21T18:35:25Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Black History Local History Owen Sound History Underground railroad black cemetary black pioneers white washing</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Some say only the dead in this town can speak the truth about how a virtually all-black settlement in Canada turned virtually all-white. But then, some of the living won't let them.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.emancipation.ca/community-black-history/2009/1/21/honored-slave-visited-owen-sound.html"><rss:title>Honored Slave Visited Owen Sound</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.emancipation.ca/community-black-history/2009/1/21/honored-slave-visited-owen-sound.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-01-21T18:32:02Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Black History Owen Sound History Underground railroad black pioneers</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[A stamp has been issued commemorating Josiah Henson, a slave born near Port Tobacco, Maryland, in 1789. Some of his roots were planted in Owen Sound.<br />]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.emancipation.ca/community-black-history/2009/1/21/marisse-louisy.html"><rss:title>Marisse Louisy</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.emancipation.ca/community-black-history/2009/1/21/marisse-louisy.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-01-21T18:24:37Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Black History Owen Sound activism civil rights racism</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[THE TORONTO STAR Monday, August 6, 2001<br /> <br /> <em>"It's hard for me to talk about it. It's over. I just want to live in peace!"</em><br /> Rejection still troubles nurse]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.emancipation.ca/community-black-history/2009/1/21/presque-isle.html"><rss:title>Presque Isle</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.emancipation.ca/community-black-history/2009/1/21/presque-isle.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-01-21T18:14:03Z</dc:date><dc:subject>BME Church Black History Black History Local History Owen Sound Uncle Tom's Cabin emancipation</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Owen Sound Sun Time Article, August 3, 1898: The B.M.E. excursion and picnic was held here today, Friday, 3rd of Aug., to commemorate the freedom from slavery of the British slaves in the West Indian Islands.]]></content:encoded></rss:item></rdf:RDF>