On august 1st, people gathered in montreal's little burghundy neighbourhood to celebrate
emancipation day and mark 169 years of black African freedom from bondage in the British
colonies. the montreal event was hosted by the Universal Negro Improvement Association of
Montreal, one of Montreal's oldest Black community, as well as the Alfie Roberts
Institute and Umoja Concordia. with music, readings, talks and poetry, it marked
emancipation day while paying tribute to the late Alfie Roberts, a visionary Montreal
Black community activist
