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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... ( later Amherstburg ) . The first major wave of fugitive slaves arrived in Upper Canada between 1817 and 1822 , and the Ferry ( later Windsor ) and Sandwich Township became the first sanctuaries for many of them . Others settled in small ...
... ( later Amherstburg ) . The first major wave of fugitive slaves arrived in Upper Canada between 1817 and 1822 , and the Ferry ( later Windsor ) and Sandwich Township became the first sanctuaries for many of them . Others settled in small ...
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... ( later Toronto ) for Chief Justice William Dummer Powell . In 1815 Baker sailed to Eng- land , joined the 104th Regiment and fought under the Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo . " I saw Napolean riding on his fine white horse ...
... ( later Toronto ) for Chief Justice William Dummer Powell . In 1815 Baker sailed to Eng- land , joined the 104th Regiment and fought under the Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo . " I saw Napolean riding on his fine white horse ...
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... later reported : On Tuesday about 100 of the 5th Gore Militia arrived here , under the command of Captain Fyfe - they were principally from Esquesing . On the same day from 150 to 200 additional volunteers left town to join Col. McNab ...
... later reported : On Tuesday about 100 of the 5th Gore Militia arrived here , under the command of Captain Fyfe - they were principally from Esquesing . On the same day from 150 to 200 additional volunteers left town to join Col. McNab ...
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The Road to Freedom | 24 |
Refugees and Their Havens | 44 |
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