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Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A hockey league founded by Black athletes in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1895, predating the National Hockey League and representing African American creation of their own athletic institutions.

AP course connection

Topic 4.19: 4.19 African Americans and Sports

Unit 4

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