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The Amherstburg Freedom Museum and River Bookshop are pleased to present Craig Shreve, author of The African Samurai. Craig Shreve was born and raised in North Buxton, Ontario, and is a descendant of Abraham Doras Shadd, the first Black person in Canada to be elected to public office. His debut novel One Night in Mississippi (Dundurn, 2015) has been optioned for film by Birchall Entertainment, and The African Samurai (Simon & Schuster Canada, 2023) has been translated into twelve languages. The critically acclaimed historical novel is based on the true story of Yasuke, the celebrated Black Samurai who lived a remarkable life in 16th century Japan.