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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... building , and the women's group shared their work : Dinner will be furnished by the Ladies for twenty - five cents per ticket - Refreshments may be had during the day and supper in the evening . The proceeds will be appropriated ...
... building , and the women's group shared their work : Dinner will be furnished by the Ladies for twenty - five cents per ticket - Refreshments may be had during the day and supper in the evening . The proceeds will be appropriated ...
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... building on McDou- gall Street near Albert . In 1856 , with 26 members , the group petitioned to join ARMBA . Soon the members needed a larger building . They pooled their resources and sent Troy to England to raise funds . There he ...
... building on McDou- gall Street near Albert . In 1856 , with 26 members , the group petitioned to join ARMBA . Soon the members needed a larger building . They pooled their resources and sent Troy to England to raise funds . There he ...
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... building known as the ' Charity Block ' at King and Adelaide Streets . The Block contained four small shops on the ground floor and apartments above . The building housed the Provin- cial Freeman which had been moved from Toronto to ...
... building known as the ' Charity Block ' at King and Adelaide Streets . The Block contained four small shops on the ground floor and apartments above . The building housed the Provin- cial Freeman which had been moved from Toronto to ...
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