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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... officers who had been stationed near Fort Malden during the War of 1812 carried back stories of a coun- try that ... officer and an ardent aboli- tionist , reported that roughly 150 Blacks entered the area between 1817 and 1822. Captain ...
... officers who had been stationed near Fort Malden during the War of 1812 carried back stories of a coun- try that ... officer and an ardent aboli- tionist , reported that roughly 150 Blacks entered the area between 1817 and 1822. Captain ...
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... officer , about 1880 , the family owned about 500 hectares including most of the present town of Lucan . The Butler brothers worked this land with ... officers followed the casket to the family plot at Sauble Hill ,. 200 The Freedom - ...
... officer , about 1880 , the family owned about 500 hectares including most of the present town of Lucan . The Butler brothers worked this land with ... officers followed the casket to the family plot at Sauble Hill ,. 200 The Freedom - ...
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... Officers Dept. of N.Y .... On resigning I was pre- sented with Sword , Sash and Belt by the officers and Comrades of the Post . I was also honored by being presented with a Shepard Plaid Shawl which Mr. Lincoln wore on his way to the ...
... Officers Dept. of N.Y .... On resigning I was pre- sented with Sword , Sash and Belt by the officers and Comrades of the Post . I was also honored by being presented with a Shepard Plaid Shawl which Mr. Lincoln wore on his way to the ...
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John Graves Simcoe | 15 |
The Road to Freedom | 24 |
Refugees and Their Havens | 44 |
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