Resources
Historical Canada History Week Magazine
Rick Bell
Rick Bell Family Fonds (brocku.ca)
Black Immigrants and Refugees
List of resources and research pertaining to the experiences of Black immigrants and refugees
Halifax Explosion by Dr Afua Cooper
Book launch remembers Black experience in Halifax Explosion – The Signal (signalhfx.ca)
Jamaican Maroons in Nova Scotia
Government of Canada recognizes the national historic significance of the Jamaican Maroons in Nova Scotia (newswire.ca)
Portugal Grapples with the Past
‘We need to tell people everything’: Portugal grapples with legacy of colonial past (The Guardian)
A Reckoning in Barbados
The tiny Caribbean nation leading the fight for slavery reparations (ABC News)
DNA Reveals Origins of Freed Africans
Origins of enslaved Africans who died after liberation on remote Atlantic Island revealed by DNA analysis (Live Science)
Our Black Heritage: Nathaniel Lad’s Story
Nathaniel Lad’s Story, Early Black Settlers of York-Sunbury Counties (New Brunswick) (communitystories.ca)
Our Black Heritage: Quest for Freedom
Quest for Freedom, Early Black Settlers of York-Sunbury Counties (New Brunswick) (communitystories.ca)
The 1833 Abolition of Slavery Act and compensation claims:
Stories Unboxed: A One Document Display (The National Archives)
African, Caribbean Nations to Demand Slavery Reparations.
African, Caribbean nations join forces to call for reparations for slavery (Reuters)
The Industrial Revolution Iron Method
Industrial Revolution iron method ‘was taken from Jamaica by Briton’ (The Guardian)
A Family’s Slave Trade Past Uncovered
How a flood led family to discover slavery link (bbc.com)
Struggles of Black Children in School
Video about the experience of being Black in school: WHY WE NEED IT NOW (YouTube)
Women’s College Hospital Report on Anti-Black Racism
Our Commitment to Equity and to dismantle anti-Black racism and oppression (womenscollegehospital.ca)
Untold tale of America’s First Spelling Bee Victor
Marie C Bolden became the first-ever spelling bee champion in the US. (bbc.com)
Host to Hidden Treasure
Educational Interactive on the Transatlantic Slave Trade (stolenfromafrica)
