The Nova Scotia Gleaner

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The Nova Scotia Gleaner
CategoriesNewspaper
FrequencyMonthly
Format Broadsheet
FounderFrederick Allan Hamilton [1]
Founded1929
First issueAugust 1929
CountryCanada
Based in Sydney, Nova Scotia
LanguageEnglish

The Nova Scotia Gleaner was a monthly periodical that was established in 1929 in Sydney, Nova Scotia as the province's second African-Canadian newsmagazine. [2]

History

After moving to Nova Scotia from Tobago, Frederick Allan Hamilton eventually earned a degree from Dalhousie University, then returned to Cape Breton to practice law. [3] In August 1929, the first issue of The Nova Scotia Gleaner was published in Sydney, Nova Scotia and edited by the Sydney lawyer. [4]

The publication is described as three double-sided pages long and included local and regional news, community notes, political commentary, job openings, and other ads. [5] The newspaper supported activism and covered stories that affected African Nova Scotian communities around the province. [6]

References

  1. Thompson, C. (2019). Beauty in a Box: Detangling the Roots of Canada's Black Beauty Culture. Canada: Wilfrid Laurier University Press.
  2. "Item PAM 1605 - The Nova Scotia Gleaner | Beaton Institute Digital Archives". beatoninstitute.com. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  3. "The Times of African Nova Scotians - Acadia University Special Edition". issuu.com. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  4. "Journalism grads start news agency for African-Nova Scotians". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  5. "African Nova Scotian Newspapers and Newsletters". halifaxpubliclibraries.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  6. "The Nova Scotia Gleaner | Beaton Institute Digital Archives". beatoninstitute.com. Retrieved 2024-06-07.