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The federal government has stepped forward to replace the meaningful and valuable plaque honouring Mary and Henry Bibb, which was stolen just weeks after it was restored during Black History Month.
MP Irek Kusmierczyk (L. Windsor-Tecumseh) made the announcement Thursday on behalf of Environment Minister Johnathon Wilkinson, the minister responsible for Parks Canada. The new plaque honouring the slavery abolitionists Mary E. Bibb and her husband Henry, will be installed this summer in Mary E. Bibb Park next to Mackenzie Hall.
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They were the Black power couple of the anti-slavery movement. Canada declared them people of national significance. They’re still avidly studied by Underground Railroad historians around the world.
To the person who stole the bronze plaque honouring Henry and Mary Bibb from the park in historic Sandwich named after Mary, this is why you need to return it. Because people need to know about the incredible lives of this remarkable couple.
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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)