The Times of African Nova Scotians : a Celebration of Our History, Culture and Traditions ; An Interactive Study Book / publisher and editor Tony Colaiacovo. Halifax : Effective Publishing, 2008. 34 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 31 cm + 2 posters.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2350 B6 T558 2008 - Open Shelf
Includes bibliographical references (pages 32-34) and 2 posters.
Clarke, George Elliott, 1960-
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Nova Scotia. Dept. of Education. African Canadian Services Division
Black people — Nova Scotia — History
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The journey continues : an Atlantic Canadian Black experience / Craig Marshall Smith. Dartmouth : Black Green and Red Educational Products, 2011. 256 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2050 B6 S65 2011 - Open Shelf
The book begins with Mathieu Da Costa in Port Royal in 1605. He was the first known nameable person of Africa descent to come to Canada. Through its pages the book will acknowledge the accomplishments of more than 150 individuals. It will conclude with the signing of the free pardon that was issued by the province to the late Viola Desmond on April 15, 2011. In 1946 Desmond, of Halifax, was jailed and fined for sitting in the whites-only section of a New Glasgow movie theatre. Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-237) and index.
Black people — Maritime Provinces — History
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A Socio-Economic Study and Recommendations : Sunnyville, Lincolnville, and Upper Big Tracadie Guysborough County, Nova Scotia / by the Institute of Public Affairs Dalhousie University. Halifax : Dalhousie University Institute of Public Affairs, 1965. 173 pages ; 29 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - HC118 B53 1965
Study to assess and address 'concerns' surrounding why Black Communities might not participate in certain socio-economic advances of the time. *This file occasionally discusses dehumanizing stereotypes of members of the Black community in Guysborough County, as well as identifying place names containing racial epithets.*
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Birchtown and the Black Loyalist experience : from 1775 to the present / by Stephen Davidson ; photography by Peter Zwicker. Halifax : Formac Publishing Company Limited, 2019. 88 pages : illustrations (some color), 1 color map, color portraits, 1 color coat of arms ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2349 B56 D38 2019 - Open Shelf
The experiences of Black Loyalist refugees escaping the American Revolution, based on artefacts and displays at the Birchtown Black Loyalist Centre in Nova Scotia. This book chronicles experiences of African Americans who were part of the influx of Loyalist refugees from the American Revolution. The Black Loyalists were both freed and enslaved Black Americans who had joined the British side. For their loyalty, they were evacuated by the British Navy to Nova Scotia, where they were to receive freedom, land, and provisions. The Black Loyalists landed at a settlement named Birchtown, adjoining the white Loyalist town of Shelburne. On arrival they found virtually no shelter. Many died and others only survived by digging small holes in the ground and fixing logs over top for makeshift huts. Food was extremely scarce. White Loyalists quickly received their land and provisions. It was years before the Black Loyalists received their land grants, and not everyone got a plot. The lands provided proved to be rocky and hard to cultivate. Ultimately many Black Loyalists chose to leave Nova Scotia to go to Sierra Leone, West Africa, founding a new settlement there. Others remained, and their descendants are found in communities across Nova Scotia and beyond. Through images, artifacts, and text, this book tells the story of Birchtown and its residents as well as the larger story of Black Loyalist history, reflecting the research and exhibits in the Black Loyalist Heritage Centre in Birchtown. Includes bibliographical references (page 86) and index.
Black people — Nova Scotia — Birchtown — History
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African Americans — Nova Scotia — Birchtown — History
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African American loyalists — Nova Scotia — Birchtown — History
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Whitfield, Harvey Amani, 1974-
Black Slavery in the Maritimes : A History in Documents / edited by Harvey Amani Whitfield. Peterborough, Ontario : Broadview Press, 2018. ix, 152 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - HT1052 M37 B53 2018
Broadview Sources Series. 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. Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-152).
Black people — Maritime Provinces — History — Sources
Racism — Maritime Provinces — History
Slaveholders — Maritime Provinces — History — Sources
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Legacies Denied : unearthing the visual culture of Canadian slavery / edited by Charmaine A. Nelson. Montreal, PQ : C.A. Nelson, 2013. 306 pages : illustrations, facsims., maps, portraits ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - N8243 S576 L496 2013
Many of the art objects from McGill's Rare Books and Special Collections Library are a part of the art exhibition that will be on display from May 22nd until July 31st, 2013 at: McGill University, Rare Books and Special Collections Library" page 4 (1st group). An exhibition catalogue, "the by-product of an ambitious student exhibition that assembles an extraordinary group of art and visual culture objects of direct relevance to Trans Atlantic Slavery" - page 1 (2nd group). Includes contributions by each of the 16 students in an Art History class at McGill University taught by the editor: Nicodemo Agostino, Emma Bardes, Ludivine Baugier, Rachel Burke, Daisy Charles, Eliyahu Freedman, Grace Fu, Nizar Hatoum, Nicole Ariella Ioffredi, Anna January, Anna Kanduth, Elisa Penttila, Jacqueline Riddle, Kai Thomas, Rachel Zellars, Michael W. Zhang. Publisher from copyright statement. With an introduction by the editor. Includes bibliographical references.
McGill University. Rare Books and Special Collections Division
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Whitfield, Harvey Amani, 1974-
Blacks on the border : the Black refugees in British North America, 1815-1860 / Harvey Amani Whitfield. Burlington, VT : Hanover : University of Vermont Press ; University Press of New England, 2006. xiii, 179 pages : maps ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2350 B6 W595 2006 - Open Shelf
Black people — Nova Scotia — History — 19th century
Black people — Nova Scotia — Social conditions — 19th century
Black Canadians — Social conditions — 19th century
Black Canadians — History — 19th century
Freed persons — Nova Scotia — History — 19th century
Refugees — Nova Scotia — History — 19th century
Enslaved persons — United States — History — 19th century
Black people — Migrations — History — 19th century
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