What happened next changed canadian history. Lieutenant-governor of upper canada Was sir...
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You see that fear, That anxiety and that sadness In the letter that thornton blackburn himself Dictated to be forwarded To the lieutenant-governor of upper canada And the attorney general. Your petitioner and petitioner's wife Had committed no offence worthy of confinement In the province of upper canada. Your petitioner therefore begs that your excellency, Will be graciously pleased to permit him to pass his days In this land of freedom. Dr. Karolyn smardz frost: What happened next changed canadian history. Lieutenant-governor of upper canada Was sir john colborne, Who had no intention of sending the blackburns Back to slavery. Colborne said to the acting governor of michigan, Whose name was
stephen thompson mason, "we cannot send an accused criminal to a jurisdiction "where the punishment for the crime of which they're accused "is harsher than our laws would allow." Does that sound familiar?
stephen thompson mason, "we cannot send an accused criminal to a jurisdiction "where the punishment for the crime of which they're accused "is harsher than our laws would allow." Does that sound familiar?
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You see that fear,
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That anxiety and
that sadness
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In the letter that
thornton blackburn himself
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Dictated to be forwarded
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To the lieutenant-governor
of upper canada
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And the attorney general.
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Your petitioner and
petitioner's wife
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Had committed no offence
worthy of confinement
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In the province
of upper canada.
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Your petitioner therefore
begs that your excellency,
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Will be graciously pleased to
permit him to pass his days
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In this land of freedom.
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Dr. Karolyn smardz frost:
What happened next
changed canadian history.
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Lieutenant-governor
of upper canada
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Was sir john colborne,
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Who had no intention of
sending the blackburns
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Back to slavery.
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Colborne said to the acting
governor of michigan,
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Whose name was
stephen thompson mason,
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"we cannot send an accused
criminal to a jurisdiction
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"where the punishment for the
crime of which they're accused
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"is harsher than our
laws would allow."
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Does that sound familiar?
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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.
