The North Star: Finding Black Mecca
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The North Star: Finding Black Mecca
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The North Star: Finding Black Mecca is a 2021 Canadian documentary film about the Black Canadian communities of Chatham, Dresden and Buxton in Ontario. The film is almost entirely narrated by community members themselves, with some input from academics who have studied the settlements. The film highlights the self-sufficiency of the local Black community, the early civil rights work of the National Unity Association, the Chatham Coloured All-Stars, as well as the international influence of local
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2021 Canadian documentary film
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_North_Star:_Finding_Black_Mecca
date created:
2021-11-11T13:29:13Z
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2024-09-05T22:28:34Z
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