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“It’s certainly my hope that Donna Mayne’s sculpture will help shine a light on this trailblazer and that its placement at the downtown campus will make it easy for the public to access.”
Shady Cary (1823-1893) was named a Person of National Historic Significance by the Canadian government in 1994.
The sculpture will be located downtown outside Windsor Hall, a location that was formerly home to The Windsor Star. Donna Mayne poses with an earlier study of Mary Ann Shadd Cary, photographed in 2017. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star
Moore Davis says many members of the family are looking forward to participating in the unveiling, either in person or virtually.
City of Windsor names park after slavery abolitionist, pioneering Black publisher
A park in Windsor s Sandwich Town has been renamed to honour a woman who co-founded an anti-slavery newspaper and was an educator and abolitionist leader.
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Posted: Feb 02, 2021 2:54 PM ET | Last Updated: February 2
The newly named Mary E. Bibb Park is located next to Mackenzie Hall on Sandwich Street in Windsor.(Jacob Barker/CBC)