Canada, Virginia
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canada-virginia-188-13085755
title:
Canada, Virginia
text:
Canada was a small community of free African-Americans established near the University of Virginia in Charlottesville in the 19th century. Many residents of Canada were employed by the university. The community existed from the early 19th century until the early 20th century, by which time the increasingly valuable land had been purchased by white speculators. Researchers theorize that the community was named in homage to the country bordering the United States to the north, where slavery had be
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Community of free African-Americans established in Charlottesville in the 19th century
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada,_Virginia
date created:
2009-03-14T21:29:23Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T03:12:10Z
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13
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