Emancipation Day Expand All + Collapse All - Learn about Emancipation Day by watching a documentary about Walter Perry and the Emancipation Day celebrations he led in Windsor. Image courtesy of Amherstburg Freedom Museum August 1st is Emancipation Day, celebrating the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 which ended slavery in the British Empire on August 1st, 1834. About Walter PerryThis was celebrated in the Windsor Ontario area since the beginning. The celebrations were led for 30 years by Walter Perry, known as Mr. Emancipation, until his death in 1967. Watch the documentary, Mr. Emancipation, about his life to learn more.Resources for Emancipation DayThe Library has resources to explore this history in more detail.Henry, N. L. (2012). Talking about freedom : celebrating Emancipation Day in Canada. Dundurn Press.PDF (from Laurier Library)Print copy (from Omni partner library)Get alternate formats for users with print disabilitiesHenry, N. L. (2010). Emancipation Day: celebrating freedom in Canada. In Emancipation Day (1st ed.). Natural Heritage Books.PDF and read online (from Laurier Library)Print copy (from Omni partner library)Get alternate formats for users with print disabilities EventsSome Emancipation events around Ontario:July 27, 2024, Dresden, Emancipation Day at Josiah Henson Museum of African Canadian History July 28, 2024, 11am to 5pm, Cambridge, Celebrating our History and our Legacy, Rhythm and Blues CambridgeJuly 28, 2024, 10am to 4pm, Emancipation Day, Fanshawe Pioneer Village, LondonAugust 1, 2024, Parry Sound, Toronto Mass ChoirAugust 1, 2024, Nova Scotia, A History Exposed: The Enslavement of Black People in Canada, at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21August 2, 2024, 10am to 6pm, Owen Sound, Emancipation PicnicAugust 3, 2024, 11am to 5pm, Black Block Party, KingstonAugust 4, 2024, Windsor, Emancipation Celebration Dinner & Dance, 6pm, Hellenic Cultural Centre, WindsorAugust 12, 2024, Windsor, Walter Perry Emancipation Golf Classic, Dominion Golf & Country Club, Windsor