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Harriet Tubman was born a slave in 1820. She escaped as a young woman an made her way to St. Catharine's, Ontario but returned to the United States nineteen times working as a "conductor" on the "Underground Railroad." When the American Civil War…

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Mary Ann Shadd Cary (1823-1893) was a black American who, despite being born free, came to Canada when the U.S. Fugitive Slave Act was implemented in 1850. She was a teacher, abolitionist, and activist. In 1853 she became the first woman in Canada…

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In 1849, Henry Bibb published Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, An American Slave, Written by Himself in which this picture appears. It is interesting that he chose a handbill advertizing himself as a runaway slave for his portrait…

Victoria Pioneer Rifles - 1864.png
The mid-nineteenth century was a chaotic time in the North American northwest. British Columbia was not a province but a scattered collection of British colonies. The border dispute with the Americans had only recently been settled. But the gold…

Voyant - Graph - Raw Frequency - Hero.png
These graphs compare the use of the words hero and my in four publications written at different times.  They are:1) Robert Charles Dallas's 1803 book History of the Maroons: from their origin to the establishment of their chief tribe at Sierre…

Voyant - Graph - Raw Frequency - God.png
These graphs compare the use of the words god and my in four publications written at different times.  They are:1) Robert Charles Dallas's 1803 book History of the Maroons: from their origin to the establishment of their chief tribe at Sierre…

Dr Anderson Ruffin Abbott - 1865.png
The son of American fugitives living in Toronto, Anderson Ruffin Abbott became the first Black medical doctor in Canada. During the American Civil War, he volunteered as a surgeon for the Union forces. After returning to Canada he became Canada's…

Blacks from Amber Valley AB - 1911.png
Many Black families that came to Alberta and Saskatchewan in the early 1900s took up farming. Some were able to take over abandoned, partially established land claims. Others had to start from scratch. Nevertheless within a decade, the average…

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Jeremiah Jones was from Truro, Nova Scotia who fought in the First World War, including at Vimy Ridge. He enlisted in the Nova Scotia Rifles but was later transferred to the Royal Canadian Regiment. Despite his bravery in battle he did not receive…

Viola Desmond - Rights - 1946.png
Viola Desmond was a woman ahead of her time on several levels. In 1946 she was a young, successful, Black, female entrepreneur. At a young age she had recognized a lack of beauty services for Black women and launched the Desmond Studio of Beauty…
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