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A collection of materials detailing the history of Black Loyalists in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick has been added to the Canadian Memory of the World Register by UNESCO. The announcement took place at the Nova Scotia Archives on Saturday on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Documents in collection will now be available to international audience
Vernon Ramesar · CBC News
· Posted: Mar 22, 2026 10:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes ago
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Andrea Davis and Sheila Hartley-Scott of the Black Loyalists Heritage Centre proudly show their UNESCO Memory of the World certificate. (Vernon Ramesar/CBC)
Dozens of descendants of Black Loyalists turned out in Halifax on Saturday for an event to announce the addition of their history to a UNESCO register.
A collection of documents detailing the history of the Black Loyalists in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick has been added to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s Canadian Memory of the World Register.
The collection titled Black Loyalists in Canada: Autonomy, Advocacy, Community, Legacy, is jointly held by the Nova Scotia Archives, the Black Loyalist Heritage Centre, the Shelburne County Museum and the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick.
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