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From today's featured article_(cropped).jpg?lang=en) George Rolph, the victim of the attack The Ancaster incident was an attack on George Rolph (pictured) on June 3, 1826, in Ancaster, Upper Canada, in which members of the Tory elite dragged Rolph from his home to tar and feather him. Government officials refused to prosecute the cases and some acted as counsel for the accused at subsequent civil trials. The judge awarded Rolph £20 from two of the defendants. Reformers, the political opponents of the Tories, cited the incident as evidence of the Tories engaging in political violence to maintain their power. This argument contributed to the Reformers' victory in the 1828 elections for the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada and their investigation of the abuse of power perpetuated by public prosecutors. Historians cited the incident to highlight the tensions between the ruling elite and the growing agrarian society in Upper Canada, which resulted in the Tories using violence in an attempt to retain their influence. (Full article...)
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Josephine Baker (June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975) was an American and French dancer, singer, and actress. She was the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture, the 1927 French silent film Siren of the Tropics, directed by Mario Nalpas and Henri Étiévant. During her early career, Baker was among the most celebrated performers to headline the revues of the Folies Bergère in Paris, and the most successful American entertainer in France. During World War II, Baker aided the French Resistance, and after the war, she was awarded the Resistance Medal by the French Committee of National Liberation, the Croix de Guerre by the French Armed Forces, and was named a chevalier of the Legion of Honour by General Charles de Gaulle. After the war, Baker supported the American civil rights movement, working with the NAACP and refusing to perform for segregated audiences. This 1931 lithographic poster, featuring a stylized depiction of Baker, was illustrated by Jean Chassaing; this copy is in the collection of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Poster credit: Jean Chassaing
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