Black History
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There has been a steady stream of migration of Blacks into Canada via Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and the United States since the 17th century.
February in Black History Month in Canada
This year, 2010, the theme for Black History Month is “Proud of our History”.
Black History Month
- Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Black History Month- Veterans Affairs Canada
Blacks in Canada: A long history- An article written for Statistics Canada
Ontario Black History Society- "dedicated to the study, preservation and promotion of Black History and heritage"
Chatham-Kent Black History Society - founded in 1992
Alvin McCurdy Collection- Archives of Ontario - "documentation about the lives and activities of the black people of south-western Ontario"
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Black History in Guelph and Wellington County
- documents, newspaper articles, academic literature, collections
Library and Archives Canada- Canadian Genealogy Centre - Black people
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Black Loyalists Digital Collections
- "how Canada became the home of the first settlements of free blacks outside Africa."
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Africans in Upper Canada
- Archives of Ontario
Black History - Canada- A guide to online resources
The Black Historical and Cultural Society of British Columbia - A synthesis of History, Events and Advocacy
updated 02/02/10
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