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The Glace Bay Chapter of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)

By African Nova Scotian Affairs
Like other parts of Cape Breton, Glace Bay has a strong legacy in mining. According to the Cape Breton Miners’ Museum, by 1873 there were eight coal companies operating in Cape Breton. To operate the mines, many companies enlisted labourers from…
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