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The Black Communities of Brantford Speaker Series presents a variety of perspectives on Brantford's Black history from authors and researchers.

Professor Paul Lovejoy is the editor of Busha's Mistress or Catherine the Fugitive, an early novel on the slave trade in Jamaica.

Other programs in the series include:

April 9 - Jerry Prager - Author of a series of books on fugitive slaves in the Queen's Bush: Laying the Bed, Exodus and Arrival, and Blood in the Mortar.

May 14 - Andrew Hunter - Author of It Was Dark There All the Time: Sophia Burthen and the Legacy of Slavery in Canada.

June 11 - Paul Allen - Author of Bright Lights Black Stars: Negro League Players and Canada's Oldest Baseball League.

August 13 - Dr. Elaine A. Brown Spencer - Author of The Black Church in Canada.

September 17 - Patrick Brode - Author of The Odyssey of John Anderson.

In partnership with Brant Theatre Workshops, the Canadian Industrial Heritage Centre, and the Brant Historical Society.