Fact check: Yes, the south end of Shelburne was a Black community
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Fact check: Yes, the south end of Shelburne was a Black community
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BY TIM BOUSQUET
JULY 3, 2026
One page of the 1931 census of Shelburne, showing the mostly Black population of the south end. Credit: Libraries and Archives Canada
Last week, the Shelburne town council held a town hall meeting to discuss the old Morvan Road dump, which is correct…
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