Albert Jackson, who fled to Canada on the Underground Railroad and overcame racial discrimination to become Toronto’s, and the country’s, first Black letter carrier will be honoured with a commemorative stamp in February coinciding with Black History Month. Albert Jackson was the first African Canadian postal worker in the city, and country. ( Toronto Public Library )“Our chests are so far out, in terms of pride,” says Jay Jackson, the great-grandson of Albert Jackson, who became the first Black postman in May 1882. “It has been a long fight and we are pleased that Albert Jackson will finally get the prominence he deserves,” said Brown in a statement. Born a slave in Delaware, around 1856, Albert Jackson was one of nine children.

Source: thestar November 11, 2018 19:30 UTC