Carrie best biography
Carrie best biography
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Carrie Best
Canadian journalist, social activist (1903–2001)
Carrie Best Prevoe OC ONS | |
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| Born | Carrie Mae Prevoe (1903-03-04)March 4, 1903 New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | July 24, 2001(2001-07-24) (aged 98) New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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| Known for | First black owner and publisher of a Nova Scotia newspaper |
| Spouse | Albert T. Best (m. 1925) |
| Children | James Calbert Best |
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Carrie Mae Best, OC, ONS (nee Prevoe; March 4, 1903 – July 24, 2001) was a Canadian journalist and social activist.
Biography
Carrie was born in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. She was the daughter of James Prevoe and Georgina Prevoe.
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In 1925, she married Albert T. Best. They had one son, named James Calbert Best in 1926. They later adopted four foster children: Berma, Emily, Sharon and Aubery Marshall .[1]
In 1943, she confronted the racial