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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... Peter Russell . Two witnesses testified . One was Peter Martin , a Black slave of Colonel John Butler . The other witness , William Grisley ( or Crisley ) of Mississauga Point , stated : That on Wednesday evening last he was at work at ...
... Peter Russell . Two witnesses testified . One was Peter Martin , a Black slave of Colonel John Butler . The other witness , William Grisley ( or Crisley ) of Mississauga Point , stated : That on Wednesday evening last he was at work at ...
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... Peter Butler and his Family In 1797 a slave family named ' Bowzer ' in Baltimore , Maryland had a son whom they called ' Peter ' . As a young man Peter escaped from his master , changed his tell - tale surname to ' Butler ' and ran away ...
... Peter Butler and his Family In 1797 a slave family named ' Bowzer ' in Baltimore , Maryland had a son whom they called ' Peter ' . As a young man Peter escaped from his master , changed his tell - tale surname to ' Butler ' and ran away ...
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... Peter 68 , 197 Peter II 197-198 Constable Peter III 198-201 Mrs. Peter III 200 Richard 198 Salome Squawker 197 Sherwood 171 Butler's Rangers 12 , 46 , 111 Buxton : see Elgin Settlement Buxton Mission School 83-86 , 89 , 151 , 205 , 206 ...
... Peter 68 , 197 Peter II 197-198 Constable Peter III 198-201 Mrs. Peter III 200 Richard 198 Salome Squawker 197 Sherwood 171 Butler's Rangers 12 , 46 , 111 Buxton : see Elgin Settlement Buxton Mission School 83-86 , 89 , 151 , 205 , 206 ...
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Refugees and Their Havens | 44 |
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