Black settlers who fled U.S. for 'Promised Land' once thrived in forgotten Alberta town
 

To her ancestors, it was the Promised Land. To Myrna Wisdom, it was home. Though few traces of Amber Valley still exist, the forgotten town about 100 km north of Edmonton was once a thriving all-black settlement of homesteaders.


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