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Rosemary Sadlier

Rosemary Sadlier, OOnt, is a social justice advocate, researcher, writer and the former president of the Ontario Black History Society. She is a highly sought-after speaker on Black history, anti-racism and women's issues, and she has written multiple books on African Canadian history. A passionate advocate for Black history education, she was instrumental in establishing Black History Month and Emancipation Day in Canada, as well as in the creation of Lincoln Alexander Day. Rosemary was named to the Order of Ontario (OOnt) in 2008 and has received a number of other awards and accolades, including an honorary doctorate from OCAD University, the Queen's Diamond Jubilee medal and the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award. The Rosemary Sadlier Freedom Award was created in her honor and has been presented annually since 2020. Rosemary lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Books by Rosemary Sadlier

Kids Book of Black History in Canada, The

by (author) Rosemary Sadlier
illustrated by Arden Taylor

Kids Book of Black Canadian History, The

by (author) Rosemary Sadlier
illustrated by Qijun Wang

Canadian Cultural Heritage 4-Book Bundle

Molly Brant / Louis Riel / Harriet Tubman / Simon Girty

by (author) Peggy Dymond Leavey, Sharon Stewart, Rosemary Sadlier & Edward Butts

Canadian Cultural Heritage Bundle

Louis Riel / Harriet Tubman / Simon Girty

by (author) Sharon Stewart, Edward Butts & Rosemary Sadlier

Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 31–35

Harriet Tubman / Laura Secord / Joey Smallwood / Prince Edward, Duke of Kent / John A. Macdonald

by (author) Rosemary Sadlier, Nathan Tidridge, Peggy Dymond Leavey, Ray Argyle & Ged Martin
foreword by J.J. Grant

Harriet Tubman

Freedom Seeker, Freedom Leader

by (author) Rosemary Sadlier

The Kids Book of Black Canadian History

by (author) Rosemary Sadlier
illustrated by Qijun Wang