Pearleen Oliver - Canada's Black Crusader for Civil Rights Black History By Mayann Francis

By Mayann Francis

A story of the struggle of Black Loyalists and their arrival in Nova Scotia

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Pearleen Oliver - Canada's Black Crusader for Civil Rights Black History By Mayann FrancisCalled "one of the most important civil rights crusaders of her generation," Pearleen Oliver spoke out in powerful, dignified protest and she brought about change. She pushed open the doors that blocked Black girls from nurses training. She kicked Little Black Sambo out of Nova Scotias public schools. She was the spokesperson for Viola Desmonds appeal and with her in the courtroom. Dr. Oliver was a founder of the Nova Scotia Association for the