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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... Provinces , these three provinces are joined by Newfoundland . Initially , Prince Edward Island was called Isle St. Jean ; New Brunswick was part of Nova Scotia until 1784. Toronto was York until 1837. Until 1841 , present - day Ontario ...
... Provinces , these three provinces are joined by Newfoundland . Initially , Prince Edward Island was called Isle St. Jean ; New Brunswick was part of Nova Scotia until 1784. Toronto was York until 1837. Until 1841 , present - day Ontario ...
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... province and to the public against employing them.37 In the period from the summer of 1769 to the summer of 1794 ... Province de Québec , all relating to sales , are printed in Rapport de l'archiviste de la province de Quebec pour 1921 ...
... province and to the public against employing them.37 In the period from the summer of 1769 to the summer of 1794 ... Province de Québec , all relating to sales , are printed in Rapport de l'archiviste de la province de Quebec pour 1921 ...
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... province while retaining the English criminal code . The boundaries of Quebec were extended to the Ohio River , bringing under the one administration those few slaves living in the old Northwest . Most important among these were the ...
... province while retaining the English criminal code . The boundaries of Quebec were extended to the Ohio River , bringing under the one administration those few slaves living in the old Northwest . Most important among these were the ...
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... Province by Parties in any Respect under your Directions whether Troops or Indians . " Johnson him- self had owned slaves , including one who had loyally buried his master's silver plate when the Johnson family estate was confiscated ...
... Province by Parties in any Respect under your Directions whether Troops or Indians . " Johnson him- self had owned slaves , including one who had loyally buried his master's silver plate when the Johnson family estate was confiscated ...
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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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abolitionism abolitionist acres African Africville American Amherstburg Anti-Slavery Society April Archives arrived Assembly Baptist black Canadians British Columbia British North America Brunswick Canada West Canadian Negro census Chatham Church Clarkson colony Colored County Detroit discrimination France Fred Landon Fredericton free Negroes fugitive slaves Gazette George Governor Halifax Hamilton Henson Historical Society History House hundred immigration Island James Josiah Henson Journal July June Klan labor land Library London Loyalist March Maroons Methodist minister Missionary Montreal National Negroes in Canada newspapers Nova Scotia Ontario organized Ottawa Papers Portland prejudice province Quebec race racial records Refugees Report Reverend Saint John Scoble segregated separate schools Sept settlement settlers Shadd Sierra Leone slavery Thomas tion Toronto Globe Toronto Telegram Underground Railroad United University Upper Canada Vancouver Victoria Wentworth West Indian West Indies Wilberforce William Windsor wrote York