He was a pretty brutal slave owner. He had on his property the bloody whipping tree. He...
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He brought them up to upper canada To what's now amherstburg And populated his immense farm With sixty enslaved people of african descent. To mr. Matthew elliot. I have sent you a young man I bought. Please spare him a little at first. You may discharge a hand if you have too many. Alexander blaine, 1775. Irene moore davis: He was a pretty brutal slave owner. He had on his property the bloody whipping tree. He was engaging in terrible punishments. There's one woman that was repeatedly punished And all that he ever called her in the paperwork Was cursed negro wench
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He brought them up
to upper canada
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To what's now amherstburg
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And populated his
immense farm
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With sixty enslaved people
of african descent.
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To mr. Matthew elliot.
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I have sent you a
young man I bought.
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Please spare him
a little at first.
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You may discharge a hand
if you have too many.
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Alexander blaine, 1775.
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Irene moore davis:
He was a pretty
brutal slave owner.
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He had on his property
the bloody whipping tree.
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He was engaging in
terrible punishments.
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There's one woman that
was repeatedly punished
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And all that he ever
called her in the paperwork
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Was cursed negro wench.
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Movie Summary
Interviews to narrate the long history of anti-black racism in Canada, including police brutality and the rise of hip-hop music.
