February is Black History Month!

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Test your knowledge about our shared Black history in Chatham-Kent.

This quiz is a partnership between the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, The Buxton National Historical Site & Museum, The Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society & Black Mecca Museum, The Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History, and Buxton’s Next Generation. Thank you for this partnership!

Submit your name and contact information at the end to be entered to win tickets to one of the February 28th screenings of the movie The Color Purple at Chatham Capitol Theatre.

(Note: scroll down to start the quiz).
 
Question #1:

True or False: Chatham-Kent was once known as the Black-Mecca of Canada.
True
False
True or False: All Black people who came to Canada during the late 18th Century were enslaved.
True
False
Josiah Henson was a prominent author, abolitionist, minister, and co-founder of the Dawn Settlement in what's now known as Dresden, Ontario. What is the name of the school that he co-founded?
The Voice of the Fugitive
British American Institute
The Provincial Freeman
Emancipation Proclamation
True or False: Buxton Mission School was sought after by white community members.
True
False
True of False: The first Canadian to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame was a Black man from Chatham, Ontario
True
False
Select the correct answer: The Underground Railroad was:
A Tunnel
A Hidden Alley
A Secret
A Plane
What was the name of the largest Black military unit to serve in Canadian history?
2nd Battalion, Irish Regiment of Canada
Royal 22e Régiment
No. 2 Construction Battalion
The Royal Canadian Regiment
The group from what’s now Chatham-Kent that was instrumental in ending segregation in Ontario was called:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Canadian Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms
Fair Accommodation Practices Act
National Unity Association
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