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      El Jones performs her powerful poem for Emancipation Day | CBC.ca Loaded

      El Jones performs her powerful poem for Emancipation Day

      4 years ago
      Duration 4:55

      El Jones performs her powerful poem for Emancipation Day

      • 4 years ago
      • News
      • Duration 4:55

      El Jones, a poet and educator from Halifax, sheds light on the brutal history of slavery in Nova Scotia, and why the struggle for freedom continues today.

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