Negro Centre, Montreal 1930's

History of African Canadians An Overview Early settlement Work and enterprise Immigrant life: religion and politics, culture and family life, change and persistence Immigrant encounters with one another and the Canadian host society Contemporary life

Life Histories

Special Exhibit : ManyRivers to Cross: The African Canadian Experience

Articles from Polyphony: The Bulletin of the Multicultural HistorySociety of Ontario

• A Black Man's Toronto, by Harry Gairey. From: Polyphony  Summer 1984 pp. 237-239.
• Black History in Early Toronto, by Daniel G. Hill. From: Polyphony  Summer 1984 pp. 28-30

Additional Readings and Web Resources

• Internet Nova Scotia: The African Presence, a project produced by the students of Cole Harbour High School and the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia.
• Nova Scotian Black Cultural History Database, maintained by the Nova Scotia Museum.
• Educational Resources on African Canadian, provided by the Nova Scotia Department of Education and Culture.
• Nova Scotia Black Pioneers, written by Carolyn Smith of the Black Educators Association of Nova Scotia, was a joint project with the Nova Scotia Department of Education and Culture. An excellent resource packed with interesting graphics and classroom activities.
• Museum of African Slavery. The primary author of this site is Pier M. Larson, a professor of African history at The Pennsylvania State University. This site is rich with resources for teachers and important research materials on slavery.
• The Underground Railroad, a site maintained by the US National Park Service, providing information on the underground railroad and listing of museums an historical sites related to the railroad in various states.
• The Internet African American History Challenge.

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