Canadian Black Heritage in the Third Millennium

Black Settlement in British North America

This period is represented by British rule. This period includes the war of 1812. The war of 1812 led to people who were loyal to the British war efforts being described as loyalist. Blacks who fought for the British during the war with America were called Black Loyalists. They were granted their freedom from slavery and in some cases land as compensation for their efforts in the war of 1812. This acted as a catalyst for the formation of many black settlements in early upper and lower Canada.

1760-1860s

Native Born - A Brief History of the Black Presence in Pictou County
Provides information on the early history of Black loyalists settlement in Nova Scotia.
URL:
http://www.parl.ns.ca/nativeborn/index.htm
The Birchtown Archaeology Project
Focus on early black settement in Nova Scotia.
URL:http://museum.gov.ns.ca/arch/sites/birch/intro.htm
Saint John's Black Heritage
This site focus on New Bruinswick History from the early settlement by Black loyalists to present. It includes narratives, photos and a small quiz.
URL:http://www.saintjohn.nbcc.nb.ca/~heritage/Black/SectionIndex.htm
Lesson Plans URL:http://www.saintjohn.nbcc.nb.ca/~heritage/Black/Quiz.htm
Black Loyalists: Our History, Our People
This site describes the story of the escaped slaves who fought for the British in the American Revolution and were evacuated to Canada.
URL:http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/200/301/ic/can_digital_collections/blackloyalists/index.htm
http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/on-line-exhibits/alvin-mccurdy/index.aspx">Alvin D. McCurdy Collection
This site focus on black life in early Ontario from around the 1830s to 1950s. There are many newspaper clippings, photos and sources of information of historic relevance.
URL:http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/on-line-exhibits/alvin-mccurdy/index.aspx
British Columbia Black History Awareness Society
Focuses on the history of blacks in British Columbia from 1858 to the 20th Century.
URL:http://www.islandnet.com/~bcbhas/about_the_society.html
Black History in Guelph and Wellington County
The history of Blacks and Black communities in Guelph and Wellington County dates back to the earliest years of settlement by non First Nations peoples. This site looks at Black settlement from the 1800s and the development of communities where blacks settled following their freedom.
URL:http://guelph.ca/museumsites/BlackHistory/index.htm
Many Rivers to Cross - The African-Canadian Experience
This site focuses on early black pioneers, their journey and settlement in Canada.It includes photos and story of the arrival and settlement of African people in Canada, including Empire Loyalists and fugitive slaves from the US.
URL: http://www.mhso.ca/ggp/Exhibits/Many_Rivers/index.htm
Josiah Henson
Provides information on Henson who was born a slave in Maryland and escaped to Canada where he helped found the Dawn Settlement.
URL:http://ca.dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/History/

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