Jennifer Rosanne States
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title:
Jennifer Rosanne States
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Jennifer Rosanne States was a black Canadian child who died at age three in September 1968 and made national headlines when she was refused burial in an all-white cemetery. States had been very ill from soon after birth. Her parents, with six other young children, were unable to care for her and sent her to a white foster family in Windsor, Nova Scotia. When she died this family tried to have her buried in the St. Croix Cemetery. However, the managing board cited a 1907 bylaw banning blacks and
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Canadian cause figure (1965–1968)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Rosanne_States
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2024-03-24T06:08:58Z
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