“But even as many of our communities have houses that are remembered as enslaved spaces, like Ross-Thomson House, it is my impression that this is where (for many of us) our curiosity ends. There is a simultaneous impulse to remember shackles in the cellar and to distance ourselves from their implications.” Erin Isaac explores the implications of talking about slavery in Shelburne, Nova Scotia for #Borealia. #histodons #VastEarlyAmerica #CanadianHistory #slavery #museums https://earlycanadianhistory.ca/2023/08/23/whats-the-point-in-talking-about-it-community-responses-to-enslavement-in-shelburne-nova-scotia/