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The earliest known image of a Black Nova Scotian, in British Canada, in 1788. "A Black Wood Cutter at Shelburne, Nova Scotia."
William Booth, A Black Wood Cutter at Shelburne, Nova Scotia. Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1970-188-1090 W.H. Coverdale Collection of Canadiana. Used with permission.