CK native turned first documented black settler in Saskatchewan, now historic figure

CK native turned first documented black settler in Saskatchewan, now historic figure

A Chatham-Kent native has been recognized as a person of national historic significance by the Government of Canada.According to the federal government, Dr. Alfred Schmitz Shadd was born to a prominent African Canadian family in what is now Chatham-Kent, and was a principal in Chatham until he lost his position after supporting a successful campaign for his school’s desegregation.Shadd moved to present-day Saskatchewan in 1896 to work as a teach…