Answer the following questions of your choosing to learn more about Maurice Ruddick and how he impacted society!
An Afro-Canadian miner, Maurice Ruddick was a survivor of the 1958 Springhill Mining Disaster in Nova Scotia. While stuck underground for nine days, Ruddick entertained his colleagues with his singing, keeping them alert and alive. A mother of one of the miners later declared "If it wasn't for Maurice, they'd all have been dead. He was chosen as Canada's "Citizen of the Year" the year after the incident. QUESTIONS:
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