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Olivier Le Jeune's tragic life provides a glimpse into the lives of enslaved people several decades before New France became involved in the slave trade.
Olivier Le Jeune Olivier Le Jeune is the first black person known to have lived and died in Canada. He was also Canada’s first recorded African slave. Le Jeune was about seven years old when he ...
MONTREAL – What unfortunate distinction does Olivier Le Jeune hold in Canadian history? Le Jeune was the first recorded black slave in New France, brought to Canada from Africa in the 17th ...
The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, will participate in a plaque unveiling ceremony organized by Parks Canada and the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of ...