desi people, finding beauty in the wretched: Provincial plaque commemorates Chloe Cooley and the 1793 Act to Limit Slavery in Upper Canada

QUEENSTON HEIGHTS – In August 2007, the Ontario Heritage Trust and the Niagara Parks Commission unveiled a provincial plaque to commemorate Chloe Cooley and the 1793 Act to Limit Slavery in Upper Canada. The plaque was unveiled by The Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander,…

(Source: heritagetrust.on.ca)

publishing8pj liked this
dancingfrogger liked this
brownpeople reblogged this from espritfollet
espritfollet reblogged this from racismfreeontario
postmodernismruinedme liked this
watchoutfordinosaurs reblogged this from racismfreeontario
racismfreeontario posted this

desi people

[BROWN. WE ARE ALL THINGS. WE ARE MANY THINGS.]

i am a desi diaspora chick interested in people and their browness in various forms (especially those that might deviate in different ways from the slick bollywood images that i/we regularly consume)

browness is a fluid term used by many in many different ways. i generally use it as we did growing up; desi peeps

Follow me

My blog All of Tumblr

Following

Tumblr Themes by Templatemela