The Freedom-seekers: Blacks in Early CanadaBook Society of Canada, 1981 - 242 էջ Black Loyalists and their families were among the first settlers in Nova Scotia and Upper Canada. As abolitiion movements and the Underground Railroad gained support, Black slaves and refugees flooded into Canada determined to build new lives for themselves and their children. The Freedom-Seekers chronicles the phenomenal success story of their struggle to break the chains of slavery and gain the full rights of citizenship in their adopted country. |
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... company of Blacks was formed under the command of a white officer , Robert Run- chey Sr. The unit , called ' Captain Runchey's Company of Coloured Men ' , was made up of Blacks from Nia- gara , York , St. Davids , St. Catharines and the ...
... company of Blacks was formed under the command of a white officer , Robert Run- chey Sr. The unit , called ' Captain Runchey's Company of Coloured Men ' , was made up of Blacks from Nia- gara , York , St. Davids , St. Catharines and the ...
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... Company of Medonte Volunteers . " On December 18 , 1837 , 18 of Hamilton's Blacks signed a " Loyal statement of people of colour ... proclaiming that it was " ... the duty of every Loyal man at the present crisis to come forward in ...
... Company of Medonte Volunteers . " On December 18 , 1837 , 18 of Hamilton's Blacks signed a " Loyal statement of people of colour ... proclaiming that it was " ... the duty of every Loyal man at the present crisis to come forward in ...
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... Company , and Lieutenant James Perrier commanded the 2nd Coloured Company . The combined strength of the two units was 80 men . At about the same time the government of Upper Canada learned that the border was again threatened by groups ...
... Company , and Lieutenant James Perrier commanded the 2nd Coloured Company . The combined strength of the two units was 80 men . At about the same time the government of Upper Canada learned that the border was again threatened by groups ...
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