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DescriptionAricanNovaScotianByCaptain William Booth1788.png	English: African Nova Scotian By Captain William Booth, 1788
Date	1788
Source	https://novascotia.ca/archives/virtual/africanns/archives.asp?ID=39&Language=English
Author	Captain William Booth, 1788

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English

The earliest known image of a Black Nova Scotian, in British Canada, in 1788. "A Black Wood Cutter at Shelburne, Nova Scotia."

Simple English

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.