Black Slavery in the Maritimes: A History in Documents

Released on by Harvey Amani Whitfield
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  • Author : Harvey Amani Whitfield
  • Release Date : 2018-05-15
  • Publisher : Broadview Press
  • Genre : History
  • Pages : 170
  • ISBN 13 : 1770486879
  • File Size : 23,23 MB
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Black Slavery in the Maritimes: A History in Documents by Harvey Amani Whitfield PDF Summary

Book Description: Many thousands of black people were enslaved in the Maritimes, Quebec, and Upper Canada between the seventeenth and early nineteenth centuries. It is not surprising that slavery played a part in Canadian history, but it is startling that it has not received widespread attention from the general Canadian public or from historians. This sourcebook collects a variety of documents, including runaway-slave advertisements, letters, court cases, and official government documents, offering readers an opportunity to explore black slavery in the Maritimes and revise their understanding of Canadian history.

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Many Canadians believe their nation fell on the right side of history in harbouring black slaves from the United States. In fact, in the wake of the American Re