Blacks in Canada: A HistoryMcGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, 1997 M02 13 - 576 pages Using an impressive array of primary and secondary materials, Robin Winks details the diverse experiences of Black immigrants to Canada, including Black slaves brought to Nova Scotia and the Canadas by Loyalists at the end of the American Revolution, Black refugees who fled to Nova Scotia following the War of 1812, Jamaican Maroons, and fugitive slaves who fled to British North America. He also looks at Black West Coast businessmen who helped found British Columbia, particularly Victoria, and Black settlement in the prairie provinces. Throughout Winks explores efforts by African-Canadians to establish and maintain meaningful lifestyles in Canada. The Blacks in Canada investigates the French and English periods of slavery, the abolitionist movement in Canada, and the role played by Canadians in the broader continental antislavery crusade, as well as Canadian adaptations to nineteenth- and twentieth-century racial mores. The second edition includes a new introduction by Winks on changes that have occurred since the book's first appearance and where African-Canadian studies stands today. |
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... North America , when I knew that this was not the full story . Finally , the 1960s were a time of ferment in the United States , and I was interested in the civil rights movement and curious why , at the time I began my research in 1960 ...
... North America , when I knew that this was not the full story . Finally , the 1960s were a time of ferment in the United States , and I was interested in the civil rights movement and curious why , at the time I began my research in 1960 ...
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... North Bottleford 38. Eldon 39. Maidstone 40. Wilkie 41. Lloydminster 42. Wowoto 43. Kitscoty 44. Edmonton 45. Fort Saskatchewan 46. Athabaska 47. Donatville 48. Amber Volley 56. Brooks 57. Tilley 58. Cardston 59. Peace River 60. Tete ...
... North Bottleford 38. Eldon 39. Maidstone 40. Wilkie 41. Lloydminster 42. Wowoto 43. Kitscoty 44. Edmonton 45. Fort Saskatchewan 46. Athabaska 47. Donatville 48. Amber Volley 56. Brooks 57. Tilley 58. Cardston 59. Peace River 60. Tete ...
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... North America , nonetheless it was slavery , with ac- companying potentialities toward the dominance of one man , and of one race , over another . That these potentialities were limited in comparison to the English colonies by the lack ...
... North America , nonetheless it was slavery , with ac- companying potentialities toward the dominance of one man , and of one race , over another . That these potentialities were limited in comparison to the English colonies by the lack ...
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... North America . Having neither many defenders nor many detractors , slavery appears to have been an irrelevancy not only to the church but to the state . As an irrelevancy , slavery survived in New France for seventy - one years ; only ...
... North America . Having neither many defenders nor many detractors , slavery appears to have been an irrelevancy not only to the church but to the state . As an irrelevancy , slavery survived in New France for seventy - one years ; only ...
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... North American empire east of the Mississippi to Great Britain . An inci- dental effect of this transfer of power was the legal strengthening of slavery in Canada . On three occasions explicit guarantees were given to slave- owners that ...
... North American empire east of the Mississippi to Great Britain . An inci- dental effect of this transfer of power was the legal strengthening of slavery in Canada . On three occasions explicit guarantees were given to slave- owners that ...
Contents
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3 Back to Africa 17911801 | 61 |
4 The Attack on Slavery in British North America 17931833 | 96 |
5 The Refugee Negroes | 114 |
6 The Coming of the Fugitive Slave 18151861 | 142 |
7 The Canadian Canaan 18421870 | 178 |
8 A Continental Abolitionism? | 233 |
11 Source of Strength?The Church | 337 |
12 Source of Strength?The Schools | 362 |
13 Source of Strength?The Press | 390 |
14 SelfHelp and a New Awakening 19301970 | 413 |
15 The Black Tile in the Mosaic | 470 |
How Many Negroes in Canada? | 484 |
Some Indicative Census Returns | 486 |
Note on Sources | 497 |
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