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July 13th, 2014 - 11:54 am § in Human Rights Leaders

A pioneer who died a pauper

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October 26th, 2013 - 11:39 am § in Human Rights Leaders

A pioneer who died a pauper

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August 10th, 2009 - 2:09 pm § in Human Rights Activism, Human Rights Leaders

Hugh Burnett

Hugh Burnett (1918–1991) was an African-Canadian civil rights leader. A descendant of slaves, Hugh Burnett was a carpenter in the rural Canadian town of Dresden in the province of Ontario. He was active in the National Unity Association, an anti-discrimination group formed in 1948: at the time,[...]