Deanna Bowen

Join Deanna Bowen and Crystal Mowry for an interpretive tour of Black Drones in the Hive, recorded at the opening reception on Saturday, September 23. Video...

By Caitlin Webster Please note that some of the terms used and documents displayed in this article may contain language that is outdated, insensitive or offensive. The late 19th century saw thousan…

An essay toward a history of the part which Black folk played in the attempt to reconstruct democracy

P. Trefor Smith, 1990

Eugenics is seen as a 19th-century idea put into horrific 20th-century practice. But the attraction to breeding “better” humans has a long and persistent history, says Adam Rutherford. The geneticist and science podcaster explains, in conversation with host Nahlah Ayed. *This episode originally aired on January 20, 2023.

Buxton, Elgin Settlement, Slavery, Underground Railroad, North Buxton, Geneaology, African Canadian History,US History, Abolitionists

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By the summer of 1859, John Brown had finalized his plans. His target was the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.

The Anti-Slavery Society of Canada was formed in Canada West (now Ontario) in 1851 to promote the global abolition of slavery and provide relief to African Amer...

Chloe Cooley and the 1793 Act to Limit Slavery in Upper Canada On Thursday, August 23, 2007, at 1:30 p.m., the Ontario Heritage Trust and the Niagara Parks Commission unveiled a provincial plaque to commemorate Chloe Cooley and the 1793 Act to Limit Slavery in Upper Canada, in Queenston Heights,…

Benjamin Drew

A forerunner of the protest badge, Wedgwood's anti-slavery medallions were distributed for free at abolitionist society meetings to promote the cause.

bobolition broadsides

Silas Chandler was one of countless slaves forced to follow their masters into the Civil War.

The invention of the lithographic printing press in 1798 did much to change the way we shared information. It wasn’t long before broadsheets and posters became a common way to attract attention and reach a wide audience.

This carte-de-visite has a photographic print depicting Sergeant Jacob Johns seated, facing the viewer with his gloved hands resting on his lap. His right elbow is resting on a small, circular side table, while it appears he is holding his left arm up without support. Johns is wearing an oversized four-button sack coat with an outside slash pocket. His uniform includes sergeant bars sewn onto the sleeves of his coat, pants with a dark stripe down the outer side of each leg, a belt with a rectangular metal belt plate, gloves, a sword and sash, and a medal pinned to his proper left chest. Johns wears a goatee. The carte-de-visite is inscribed and signed in ink along the bottom of the mount, reading "Your Obt. Servt, / Jacob Johns". The reverse of the mount is blank.

Submitted to the Department of History of the University of Windsor In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts, 1966

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Canadian immigration agents carried on a concerted campaign to block Black settlement in Canada. Canadian officials claimed no colour bar existed in their policies, but they created numerous obstacles for Black immigrants. This discriminatory practice was driven by pervasive domestic racism, and reached its fullest expression in 1910-1911. In response to persecuted Black farmers attempting to leave the United States in the hope of a more just life in Canada, Prime Minister Sir Wilfred Laurier’s government used the pretext of their supposed climatic unsuitability to pass an Order-in-Council banning all “negro” immigration.

Lewis Morrison was one of the most prominent stage actors of his time. He was best known worldwide for his portrayal of “Mephistopheles” in Faust. He was also the first black Jewish officer to serve during the Civil War. Lewis Morrison was born in Kingston, … Read MoreMorris W. Morris/ Lewis Morrison (1845-1906)

Canada's contribution to the First World War led to growing autonomy and international recognition, but at great cost.

School resource: Read each of the following quotations. Note the date of each quotation and reflect on the circumstances in Canada at that time.

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Levi Carroll fled slavery via the Underground Railroad