Black Refugees in Canada: Accounts of Escape During the Era of Slavery

Black Refugees in Canada: Accounts of Escape During the Era of Slavery

by George Hendrick (Author)

Synopsis

Thousands of black people sought refuge in Canada before the US Civil War. This work presents the life stories of several nineteenth-century black refugees who managed to survive in their new country by gaining work as barbers, postal carriers, washerwomen, waiters, cab owners, ministers, newspaper editors, and physicians.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
Published: 15 May 2010

ISBN 10: 0786447338
ISBN 13: 9780786447336