Research Guides: NorQuest College Black History Month: Black Canadian History

This page contains information on selected historical and modern Black-centred or Black-run organizations and groups who had an impact on Canadian history. You will also find general information to help you learn about Black Canadian history.

Trailblazing Black Canadian Athletes - The Canadian Encyclopedia

History of Black People in Canada

23 historical Black Canadians you should know - CBC News
The Black Canadian Experience in Ontario 1834-1914 - Government of Ontario
Black history in Canada - Library and Archives Canada
Black History in Canada - The Canadian Encyclopedia
Black History Month - Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)
Black History Month - Government of Canada
Blacks in Canada's history - BC Black History Awareness Society
Early Black Canadian History - Emancipation Festival
Noteworthy Historical Figures - Government of Canada

The Underground Railroad

5 Canadian stations of the Underground Railroad - CBC Kids
History Spotlight: The Underground Railroad - Canada's History
Settlements in Canada: Underground Railroad - PBS
Teach Your Kids About...the Underground Railroad - The Canadian Homeschooler (blog)
To "Canada" and Back Again: Immigration from the United States on the Underground Railroad (1840-1860) - Canadian Immigration Museum at Pier 21
Underground Railroad - Canada: A People's History (CBC)
Underground Railroad - Historica Canada
Underground Railroad - History Channel
Underground Railroad - The Canadian Encyclopedia
The Underground Railroad: Freedom in Canada - ArcGIS Online

Anti-Slavery Society

6th annual Report of the Anti-Slavery Society of Canada - Canadian Research Knowledge Network
Anti-Slavery Movement in Canada - Library and Archives Canada
Anti-Slavery Society of Canada - The Canadian Encyclopedia
The Anti-Slavery Society of Canada: The Journal of African American History - University of Chicago
Looking back at Toronto’s historic anti-slavery convention of 1851 - TVO
OTD: George Brown co-founds Anti-Slavery Society of Canada - Canadian Stamp News (blog)

History of Black People in Alberta

African American Exodus to Canada - Oklahoma Historical Society
Alberta's Black pioneer heritage - Heritage Community Foundations
Black Albertans you should know - University of Calgary
Black History Month - Government of Alberta
The Black settlers of Alberta - Radio Canada International
The colour bar at the Canadian border: Black American farmers - Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
Making Black history in Alberta visible - University of Alberta
On the Trail of Canada’s Black Pioneers - National Film Board

Amber Valley

'It's educational': How this Black community north of Edmonton is keeping its history alive - CTV News
'One of the biggest Black settlements in Western Canada' has a rich history - CBC News
Amber Valley's place in Canadian history - Town and Country Today
Amber Valley, a Black community - Collections Canada (Government of Canada)
Amber Valley - The Canadian Encyclopedia
Black Communities in Alberta - Alberta Labour History Institute
The Black people in the Middle of Nowhere: The lost community of Amber Valley, AB - National Post
Descendant of Alberta's black settlers documents rich heritage - University of Alberta
Secret Alberta: The Former Life of Amber Valley (documentary) - Storyhive

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