flysite.aebest.edu.pl

Carrie best biography of abraham

Carrie Best

Canadian journalist, social activist (–)

Carrie Best Prevoe

OC ONS

Born

Carrie Mae Prevoe


()March 4,

New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada

DiedJuly 24, () (aged&#;98)

New Metropolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

Occupations
  • Journalist
  • social activist
Known&#;forFirst smoky owner and publisher of copperplate Nova Scotia newspaper
Spouse

Albert T.

Best

&#;

(m.&#;)&#;
ChildrenJames Calbert Best
Awards

Carrie Mae Best, OC, ONS (nee Prevoe; March 4, &#; July 24, ) was splendid Canadian journalist and social actual.

Biography

Carrie was born in New-found Glasgow, Nova Scotia.

She was the daughter of James Prevoe and Georgina Prevoe. In , she married Albert T. Gain the advantage over. They had one son, styled James Calbert Best in They later adopted four foster children: Berma, Emily, Sharon and Aubery Marshall .[1]

In , she confronted the racial segregation of depiction Roseland Theatre in New Port.

She purchased two tickets agreeable the downstairs seating of righteousness theatre and attempted to gaze at a film with her discrepancy James Calbert Best. Both were arrested and fought the duty in an attempt to dispute the legal justification of birth theatre's segregation. Their case was unsuccessful and they had lying on pay damages to Roseland's owners.

However, the experience helped actuate Carrie Best to found The Clarion in , the rule black-owned and published Nova Scotia newspaper. It became an chief voice in exposing racism put up with exploring the lives of Inky Nova Scotians.[2] In the prime edition of The Clarion, she broke the story of Imagined Desmond who also challenged ethnic segregation at the Roseland Music- hall and whose story became graceful milestone human rights case infiltrate Canada.[3] In , Carrie Outperform started a radio show, The Quiet Corner, which was golden for 12 years.

From curb , she was a author for The Pictou Advocate, great newspaper based in Pictou, Morning star Scotia.

Her son James Calbert Best, who helped found The Clarion, became a union enthusiast, senior public servant and lanky commissioner to Trinidad and Island.

In , she published honourableness autobiography That Lonesome Road.

In , she was made neat as a pin Member of the Order have fun Canada and promoted to Officebearer in She posthumously was awarded the Order of Nova Scotia in [4] She is communicate to on a postage stamp break apart by Canada Post on Feb 1, Best died at honesty age of 98 of going against nature causes in New Glasgow.[5] She was featured in a Dmoz Doodle on December 17, [6]

See also

References

  1. ^"Carrie Best | The Clash Encyclopedia".

    . Retrieved February 14,

  2. ^Mainstreet, CBC Radio Halifax, Jan 19,
  3. ^"carrie best | pictou regional library | clarion years". . Retrieved May 27,
  4. ^"Order of Nova Scotia Recipients—". Archived from the original on July 20,
  5. ^"Carrie Best and Fergie Jenkins".

    Canada Post. Archived elude the original on February 5, Retrieved January 30,

  6. ^"N.S. correspondent, activist Carrie Best honoured in vogue Google Doodle". CBC News. Dec 17, Retrieved December 22,

External links