For her recently released anthology, The Black Prairie Archive, Karina Vernon spent 15 years researching and resurrecting writings from 19th century Black pioneers and contextualizes them alongside contemporary Canadian writers. Through this new anthology, a new perspective on Western Canada, informed by Black voices, is explored in relationship to the literary traditions of the Canadian Prairies.

Karina Vernon alongside author and poet Kaie Kellough discuss The Black Prairie Archive with host Ismaila Alfa.

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