Black refugees in Canada : accounts of escape during the era of slavery / George Hendrick and Willene Hendrick.

"Thousands of black people sought refuge in Canada before the U.S. Civil War. While most encountered some racism among Canadian citizens, many thrived under the Canadian government. The book begins with a short historical account of blacks in Canada from 1629 until the early 1800s, when the first gr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hendrick, George
Other Authors: Hendrick, Willene, 1928-2010
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 2010.
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Physical Description:x, 182 pages : illustrations
Format: Book

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505 0 |a Blacks in Canada: the early years -- Shadrach -- Josiah Henson and Eliza Harris -- Madison Washington -- The Shadd family -- Lewis Richardson, formerly a slave on Henry Clay's plantation -- The Blackburns -- Ann Maria Jackson -- Harriet Tubman -- John Fairþeld, southern abolitionist who helped slaves escape to Canada -- Chaplain Garland H. White -- Dr. A.T. Augusta -- The Abbott family -- John Henry Hill -- Mr. and Mrs. John Little -- Narratives by refugees in three Canadian towns: an except from the refugees: a North-Side view of slavery -- Statements by and about Black refugees in Canada. 
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