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African Nova Scotians in the Age of Slavery and Abolition

"Ship news": several hundred black refugees arrive at Halifax on 1 September 1814

Several hundred African American refugees arrived at Halifax in 1814, and 1000 or more in 1815. Their arrival by ship was often noted in the shipping news.

Date: 3 September 1814

Reference: Nova Scotia Archives  Acadian Recorder 3 September 1814 p.3 (microfilm 5193)

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