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Black Refugees in Canada - by George Hendrick & Willene Hendrick (Paperback)

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  • Thousands of black people sought refuge in Canada before the U.S. Civil War.
  • About the Author: Independent scholar George Hendrick lives in Port Jefferson, New York.
  • 192 Pages
  • Social Science, Slavery

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About the Book



Thousands of black people sought refuge in Canada before the U.S. Civil War. While most refugees encountered at least some racism among Canadian citizens, many of those same refugees also thrived under the auspices of the Canadian government, which worked to protect blacks from the U.S. slaveowners who sought to re-enslave them. This work brings to light 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. The book begins with a short historical account of blacks in Canada from 1629 until the early 1800s, when the first groups of escaped slaves began to enter the country.



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Thousands of black people sought refuge in Canada before the U.S. Civil War. While most refugees encountered at least some racism among Canadian citizens, many of those same refugees also thrived under the auspices of the Canadian government, which worked to protect blacks from the U.S. slaveowners who sought to re-enslave them. This work brings to light 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. The book begins with a short historical account of blacks in Canada from 1629 until the early 1800s, when the first groups of escaped slaves began to enter the country.



About the Author



Independent scholar George Hendrick lives in Port Jefferson, New York. The late Willene Hendrick was an independent scholar from Urbana, Illinois.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.8 Inches (H) x 5.9 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)
Weight: .55 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 192
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Slavery
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Format: Paperback
Author: George Hendrick & Willene Hendrick
Language: English
Street Date: March 15, 2010
TCIN: 91873680
UPC: 9780786447336
Item Number (DPCI): 247-06-6407
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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