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• The Black Battalion

  1916-1920 : Canada's Best Kept Military Secret

  Ruck, Calvin W. (Calvin Woodrow), 1925-

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  With the 100th anniversary of World War I this year, read about the experiences and sacrifices of our black veterans who served in the No. 2 Construction Battalion, a segregated non-combat labour battalion with the CEF during the Great War.

• The Book of Negroes

  [a Novel]

  Hill, Lawrence, 1957-

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  Lawrence Hill’s compelling and gripping historical saga follows the life of Aminata Diallo, who as a child was captured in Africa and sold into slavery in America. The story describes her harrowing plight as a slave on a southern plantation and her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• From Midnight to Dawn

  the Last Tracks of the Underground Railroad

  Tobin, Jacqueline, 1950-

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  Tobin's book, From Midnight to Dawn, portrays the perilous journeys of many of the men and women who sought their bid for freedom from slavery via the underground railway.

• Go Do Some Great Thing

  the Black Pioneers of British Columbia

  Kilian, Crawford, 1941-

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  Kilian chronicles the 19th century migration of blacks from California to British Columbia and the contributions and trials of these black pioneers. There is a DVD available by the same title.

• "Go to School, You're a Little Black Boy"

  the Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander : a Memoir

  Alexander, Lincoln M. (Lincoln MacCauley), 1922-2012

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  The remarkable life and career, with his extraordinary achievements and influential leadership as a lawyer, politician, statesman and educator are recounted in this memoir by the late Honourable Lincoln Alexander.

• The Hanging of Angelique

  the Untold Story of Canadian Slavery and the Burning of Montréal

  Cooper, Afua

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  In The Hanging of Angelique, Afua Cooper paints a picture of slavery in early Canada through the story of Marie-Joseph Angelique, a Portuguese-born black slave in New France, who was arrested, tried and found guilty of setting fire to her owner’s…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Harriet Tubman

  Freedom Seeker, Freedom Leader

  Sadlier, Rosemary

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  Harriet Tubman is an inspiring and renowned figure in her attempts to rescue hundreds of slaves through the underground railway, a route from slavery in the American South to freedom in Canada. Her dedication to the cause of freedom, rooted in her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In the Black

  New African Canadian Literature

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  Some of the foremost African Canadian writers present a collection of intergenerational writings in a “mix” of genres, including short fiction, poetry, dub poetry and hip hop.

• A Jazz Odyssey

  the Life of Oscar Peterson

  Peterson, Oscar, 1925-2007

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  An autobiography by the legendary Canadian jazz pianist.

• Kipligat's Chance

  Odhiambo, David Nandi, 1965-

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  A compelling story set in Vancouver of Leeds Kipligat, a young Kenyan-born athlete with attitude, who together with his parents struggle to adjust to life in a new country. Seeking an escape from the family strife and poverty of his life and haunted…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Man Called Moses

  the Curious Life of Wellington Delaney Moses

  Gallaher, Bill, 1940-

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  In this historical novel, Bill Gallaher features the story of Wellington Delaney Moses, who was among one of the first black pioneers to settle in British Columbia. Restless and seeking adventure, he leaves Victoria where he had first settled, for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Son Jimi

  Hendrix, James A. (James Allen), 1919-2002

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  Rock guitar legend Jimi Hendrix had strong connections with Vancouver, where his grandparents settled around 1911. His father’s recollections provide an intimate, personal account of life in Vancouver’s black community.

• Our Friend Joe

  the Joe Fortes Story

  Smith, Lisa Anne, 1959-

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  This is a biography of “Citizen of the Century,” early Vancouver’s beloved and legendary lifeguard and swimming instructor, Seraphim “Joe” Fortes.

• The Refugee, Or, The Narratives of Fugitive Slaves in Canada

  Drew, Benjamin, 1812-1903

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  Originally published in 1856 and an invaluable record of the black experience in Canada, this is white American abolitionist Benjamin Drew’s first-hand interviews with fugitive slaves from the American slave states. He travelled throughout Canada…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Running Uphill

  the Fast, Short Life of Canadian Champion Harry Jerome

  Fraser, Fil, 1932-2017

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  Fil Fraser presents a biography of Canadian sprinter Harry Jerome, one of the great runners of the world, who represented Canada at the Pan-American, Commonwealth and Olympic Games.

• The Spirit of Africville

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  A picture of Africville, a small black community which was home to African Nova Scotians for more than 150 years, is captured through this collection of essays and photographs. In the 1960s the city of Halifax expropriated and demolished the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Stone Thrower

  a Daughter's Lessons, a Father's Life

  Richardson, Jael Ealey, 1980-

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  In a father - daughter memoir, Jael Ealey Richardson, the daughter of CFL’s great quarterback, Chuck Ealey, shares this personal and passionate journey to learn and understand her family history.

• The Underground Railroad

  Next Stop, Toronto!

  Shadd, Adrienne L. (Adrienne Lynn), 1954-

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  For some who sought their freedom in Canada from slavery through the underground railway, Toronto became home. This book, highly readable and richly illustrated, tells the history and experiences of these African-Canadians and their lives in 19th…Read moreRead more of this annotation