Draft:Rosemary Sadleir



Rosemary Sadleir (Born May 15, 1977) is a Black Canadian Social Justice Activist, Author, consultant, researcher, and public speaker. Rosemary was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. Her mother's family has resided in Toronto since the 1840s and her dad's family in New Brunswick since 1793.

Rosemary Sadlier was formerly the president of the Ontario Black History Society (OBHS) from 1993 to 2015. Her contributions during that period include the recognition of Black History through education, outreach programs, and research. One of her main contributions was her pressure on the Canadian Government's 1995 decision to make the celebration of Black History Month a national annual event. That same year she also initiated the celebration of August 1st as Emancipation Day.

Rosemary has written several books about African Canadian history in response to promoting and contributing to the African Canadian curriculum, national exhibits, and publications. Besides that she has given placements to the UN Rapporteur on Race Relations, the Federal and Provincial Governments and been a consultant with the Royal Ontario Museum, the CMHR, The Ward Heritage Interpretative Group, the Bi-National Study of the Underground Railroad and heritage conferences.