

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Development of Alberta’s Black Community
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 04:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us in celebrating Black History Month with a joint presentation by Deborah Dobbins and Donna Coombs-MontroseAbout this Event“I’m a SlaveFrom a land so farI was caughtAnd brought here from Africa” – (The Slave (sung) by The Mighty Sparrow.)Alberta is home to many African, Caribbean and Black people – approximately 177,945, according to statistics Canada (2021). Yet, our histories are far more than numbers; they remain hidden and too often forgotten, excluded from the stories told about this province and its people.Join us this February to learn about the Development of Alberta’s Black Community with Deborah Dobbins and Donna Coombs-Montrose, as they share the history of the pre and post – emancipation experiences of Black people’s arrival in Western Canada from the Southern United States. This session will explore the realities of illegal detention, the establishment of settlements and communities in the early1900’s/1920s, exploitation and labour faced by many and the ongoing development of the African Descent Diaspora.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/edmonton/the-development-of-alberta’s-black-community/100001977979913166
- **Event Categories**: black-history-month
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Edmonton
- **state**: AB
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: Elm Business Park - ECVO Training Room
- **lat**: 53.4885147
- **long**: -113.4740345
- **full address**: Elm Business Park - ECVO Training Room, Building 4, Suite #111, Edmonton, Canada

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Edmonton Seniors Coordinating Council (https://allevents.in/org/edmonton-seniors-coordinating-council/20566206)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Elm Business Park - ECVO Training Room, Building 4, Suite #111, Edmonton, Canada
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 USD
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Edmonton Seniors Coordinating Council
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** black-history-month
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The Development of Alberta’s Black Community ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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