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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... held deep racist convictions . As a graduate student in anthropology ( a discipline I left after a Master's degree ) I had studied Maori- pakeha relations in New Zealand and wanted to pursue other inquiries , though with the methods of ...
... held deep racist convictions . As a graduate student in anthropology ( a discipline I left after a Master's degree ) I had studied Maori- pakeha relations in New Zealand and wanted to pursue other inquiries , though with the methods of ...
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... held out for use of the definite article as a matter of dignity . As a historian I had no problem with the word Negro in most of the text , since the language reflected the period under discussion , though I was not willing to make any ...
... held out for use of the definite article as a matter of dignity . As a historian I had no problem with the word Negro in most of the text , since the language reflected the period under discussion , though I was not willing to make any ...
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... held as many as ten slaves each . Interestingly , the Campeau fam- ily , who were small - scale traders only , held fifty - seven slaves , more than the far wealthier Lacorne and Lemoyne de Longueuil families . Generally , these slaves ...
... held as many as ten slaves each . Interestingly , the Campeau fam- ily , who were small - scale traders only , held fifty - seven slaves , more than the far wealthier Lacorne and Lemoyne de Longueuil families . Generally , these slaves ...
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... held that the spiritual nature of the slave tran- scended his temporary status , that he retained a moral personality even in servitude , and that to give a man his freedom was to please God - was added to the moderating effects of long ...
... held that the spiritual nature of the slave tran- scended his temporary status , that he retained a moral personality even in servitude , and that to give a man his freedom was to please God - was added to the moderating effects of long ...
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... held at least forty - three slaves.31 Only Bishop St. Vallier addressed himself specifically to slavery . In his Catéchisme of 1702 , in which he listed the conditions for admission to the clergy , he excluded slaves and thus , seven ...
... held at least forty - three slaves.31 Only Bishop St. Vallier addressed himself specifically to slavery . In his Catéchisme of 1702 , in which he listed the conditions for admission to the clergy , he excluded slaves and thus , seven ...
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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