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AUGUST - Emancipation Day in Canada

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Canada recognizes Emancipation Day which marks the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833. Canadians are invited to reflect on why the shadow of slavery still haunts us. Although emancipation would suggest a new age of human rights and universal freedom, there are lasting impacts on formerly enslaved groups in Canada. The following books by and about Black Canadians across adult, youth and junior fiction and non-fiction titles offer many pieces of Black history that have not been taught or shared and challenge us to consider how to make meaningful change. May this knowledge inspire us to move from dialogue to deep action.

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Black Enslavement in Canada | The Canadian Encyclopedia

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/black-enslavement

Web Resource

In early Canada, the enslavement of African peoples was a legal instrument that helped fuel colonial economic enterprise. The buying, selling and enslavement of... In early Canada, the enslavement of African peoples was a legal instrument that helped fuel colonial economic enterprise. The buying, selling and enslavement of... Show less

It Was Dark There All the Time

It Was Dark There All the Time

Sophia Burthen and the Legacy of Slavery in Canada

by Hunter, Andrew

eBook - 2022

A NF - This thought-provoking history reckons with the role the slave trade played in establishing pre-Confederation Canada and its continuing impact on contemporary Canadian society. A NF - This thought-provoking history reckons with the role the slave trade played in establishing pre-Confederation Canada and its continuing impact on contemporary Canadian society. Show less

A NF - This thought-provoking history reckons with the role the slave trade played in establishing pre-Confederation Canada and its continuing impact on contemporary Canadian society. A NF - This thought-provoking history reckons with the role the slave trade played in establishing pre-Confederation Canada and its continuing impact on contemporary Canadian society. Show less

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Policing Black Lives

Policing Black Lives

State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present

by Maynard, Robyn

eBook - 2017

A NF - This groundbreaking work dispels prevailing myths that cast Canada as a land of benevolence and racial equality, uncovering long-standing practices that restrict Black freedom. A NF - This groundbreaking work dispels prevailing myths that cast Canada as a land of benevolence and racial equality, uncovering long-standing practices that restrict Black freedom. Show less

A NF - This groundbreaking work dispels prevailing myths that cast Canada as a land of benevolence and racial equality, uncovering long-standing practices that restrict Black freedom. A NF - This groundbreaking work dispels prevailing myths that cast Canada as a land of benevolence and racial equality, uncovering long-standing practices that restrict Black freedom. Show less

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Viola Desmond's Canada

Viola Desmond's Canada

A History of Blacks and Racial Segregation in the Promised Land

by Reynolds, Graham

eBook - 2016

A NF - This eye opening sociology book presents an overview of the history of discrimination against Black communities in Canada. A NF - This eye opening sociology book presents an overview of the history of discrimination against Black communities in Canada. Show less

A NF - This eye opening sociology book presents an overview of the history of discrimination against Black communities in Canada. A NF - This eye opening sociology book presents an overview of the history of discrimination against Black communities in Canada. Show less

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Until We Are Free

Until We Are Free

Reflections on Black Lives Matter Canada

eBook - 2020

A NF - This critical anthology by African-Canadians addresses the urgent issues facing the Black community in Canada today. A NF - This critical anthology by African-Canadians addresses the urgent issues facing the Black community in Canada today. Show less

A NF - This critical anthology by African-Canadians addresses the urgent issues facing the Black community in Canada today. A NF - This critical anthology by African-Canadians addresses the urgent issues facing the Black community in Canada today. Show less

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Out of the Sun

Out of the Sun

On Race and Storytelling

by Edugyan, Esi

Book - 2021

A NF - These incisive Massey Lectures consider what happens when we grant centrality to stories at the margins, challenging how white mainstream society sees itself. A NF - These incisive Massey Lectures consider what happens when we grant centrality to stories at the margins, challenging how white mainstream society sees itself. Show less

A NF - These incisive Massey Lectures consider what happens when we grant centrality to stories at the margins, challenging how white mainstream society sees itself. A NF - These incisive Massey Lectures consider what happens when we grant centrality to stories at the margins, challenging how white mainstream society sees itself. Show less

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Disorientation

Disorientation

Being Black in the World

by Williams, Ian

Book - 2021

A NF - These illuminating essays discuss the impact of racial encounters on racialized people -- the whiplash of race that occurs while minding one's own business. A NF - These illuminating essays discuss the impact of racial encounters on racialized people -- the whiplash of race that occurs while minding one's own business. Show less

A NF - These illuminating essays discuss the impact of racial encounters on racialized people -- the whiplash of race that occurs while minding one's own business. A NF - These illuminating essays discuss the impact of racial encounters on racialized people -- the whiplash of race that occurs while minding one's own business. Show less

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The Queen's Bush Settlement

The Queen's Bush Settlement

Black Pioneers 1839-1865

by Brown-Kubisch, Linda

eBook - 2004

A NF - This piercing book spotlights long-neglected Black pioneers to re-establish their place in Ontario history. A NF - This piercing book spotlights long-neglected Black pioneers to re-establish their place in Ontario history. Show less

A NF - This piercing book spotlights long-neglected Black pioneers to re-establish their place in Ontario history. A NF - This piercing book spotlights long-neglected Black pioneers to re-establish their place in Ontario history. Show less

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Emancipation Day

Emancipation Day

Celebrating Freedom in Canada

by Henry, Natasha L.

eBook - 2010

A NF - This well-researched account describes the creation of a distinct African-Canadian tradition, including practices related to Emancipation Day across Canada. A NF - This well-researched account describes the creation of a distinct African-Canadian tradition, including practices related to Emancipation Day across Canada. Show less

A NF - This well-researched account describes the creation of a distinct African-Canadian tradition, including practices related to Emancipation Day across Canada. A NF - This well-researched account describes the creation of a distinct African-Canadian tradition, including practices related to Emancipation Day across Canada. Show less

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I Am Still Your Negro

I Am Still Your Negro

An Homage to James Baldwin

by Mason-John, Mason-John

eBook - 2020

A NF - These unsettling poems illustrate how the trauma of slavery and colonization are amplified by modern racism and sexism. A NF - These unsettling poems illustrate how the trauma of slavery and colonization are amplified by modern racism and sexism. Show less

A NF - These unsettling poems illustrate how the trauma of slavery and colonization are amplified by modern racism and sexism. A NF - These unsettling poems illustrate how the trauma of slavery and colonization are amplified by modern racism and sexism. Show less

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Black Loyalists

Black Loyalists

Southern Settlers of Nova Scotia's First Free Black Communities

by Ruth Holmes Whithead

eBook - 2014

A NF - This detailed history describes how 3 000+ slaves deserted plantations to assist the British so they could reach Nova Scotia after the American Revolution. A NF - This detailed history describes how 3 000+ slaves deserted plantations to assist the British so they could reach Nova Scotia after the American Revolution. Show less

A NF - This detailed history describes how 3 000+ slaves deserted plantations to assist the British so they could reach Nova Scotia after the American Revolution. A NF - This detailed history describes how 3 000+ slaves deserted plantations to assist the British so they could reach Nova Scotia after the American Revolution. Show less

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North of the Color Line

North of the Color Line

Migration and Black Resistance in Canada, 1870-1955

by Mathieu, Sarah-Jane

eBook - 2010

A NF - This meticulous volume examines how sleeping car porters led civil rights movements to change segregation laws and discriminatory views in Canada. A NF - This meticulous volume examines how sleeping car porters led civil rights movements to change segregation laws and discriminatory views in Canada. Show less

A NF - This meticulous volume examines how sleeping car porters led civil rights movements to change segregation laws and discriminatory views in Canada. A NF - This meticulous volume examines how sleeping car porters led civil rights movements to change segregation laws and discriminatory views in Canada. Show less

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The Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad

A Novel

by Whitehead, Colson

Large Print - 2016

A FIC - This Pulitzer Prize winner reimagines the Underground Railroad in a gripping literary survival story that offers insight into our shared history. A FIC - This Pulitzer Prize winner reimagines the Underground Railroad in a gripping literary survival story that offers insight into our shared history. Show less

A FIC - This Pulitzer Prize winner reimagines the Underground Railroad in a gripping literary survival story that offers insight into our shared history. A FIC - This Pulitzer Prize winner reimagines the Underground Railroad in a gripping literary survival story that offers insight into our shared history. Show less

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The Book of Negroes

The Book of Negroes

by Hill, Lawrence

Book - 2007

A FIC - This compelling narrative of abduction, transport, bondage and liberation tells the lamentable history of the conditions and economic levers driving slavery. A FIC - This compelling narrative of abduction, transport, bondage and liberation tells the lamentable history of the conditions and economic levers driving slavery. Show less

A FIC - This compelling narrative of abduction, transport, bondage and liberation tells the lamentable history of the conditions and economic levers driving slavery. A FIC - This compelling narrative of abduction, transport, bondage and liberation tells the lamentable history of the conditions and economic levers driving slavery. Show less

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Washington Black

Washington Black

A Novel

by Edugyan, Esi

Book - 2018

A FIC - This poignant coming-of-age story offers brilliant characterization of two men escaping bondage who seek self-discovery in a world that denies their humanity. A FIC - This poignant coming-of-age story offers brilliant characterization of two men escaping bondage who seek self-discovery in a world that denies their humanity. Show less

A FIC - This poignant coming-of-age story offers brilliant characterization of two men escaping bondage who seek self-discovery in a world that denies their humanity. A FIC - This poignant coming-of-age story offers brilliant characterization of two men escaping bondage who seek self-discovery in a world that denies their humanity. Show less

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Emancipation Day

Emancipation Day

A Novel

by Grady, Wayne

Book - 2013

A FIC - This national bestseller traces a thought-provoking story about how an African Canadian man's secrets impact an interracial marriage in 1940s Newfoundland. A FIC - This national bestseller traces a thought-provoking story about how an African Canadian man's secrets impact an interracial marriage in 1940s Newfoundland. Show less

A FIC - This national bestseller traces a thought-provoking story about how an African Canadian man's secrets impact an interracial marriage in 1940s Newfoundland. A FIC - This national bestseller traces a thought-provoking story about how an African Canadian man's secrets impact an interracial marriage in 1940s Newfoundland. Show less

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Any Known Blood

Any Known Blood

by Hill, Lawrence

eBook - 2011

A FIC - This striking saga features a man of black and white ancestry who embarks on a quest for his roots that strengthens his understanding of his ancestors' pursuit of racial justice and himself. A FIC - This striking saga features a man of black and white ancestry who embarks on a quest for his roots that strengthens his understanding of his ancestors' pursuit of racial justice and himself. Show less

A FIC - This striking saga features a man of black and white ancestry who embarks on a quest for his roots that strengthens his understanding of his ancestors' pursuit of racial justice and himself. A FIC - This striking saga features a man of black and white ancestry who embarks on a quest for his roots that strengthens his understanding of his ancestors' pursuit of racial justice and himself. Show less

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Rush Home Road

Rush Home Road

by Lansens, Lori

eBook - 2009

A FIC - This insightful coming-to-terms story set in 20th century southwestern Ontario in an all-Black community settled by fugitive slaves intertwines the life of a woman who finds redemption in old age caring for a young mixed-race girl. A FIC - This insightful coming-to-terms story set in 20th century southwestern Ontario in an all-Black community settled by fugitive slaves intertwines the life of a woman who finds redemption in old age caring for a young mixed-race girl. Show less

A FIC - This insightful coming-to-terms story set in 20th century southwestern Ontario in an all-Black community settled by fugitive slaves intertwines the life of a woman who finds redemption in old age caring for a young mixed-race girl. A FIC - This insightful coming-to-terms story set in 20th century southwestern Ontario in an all-Black community settled by fugitive slaves intertwines the life of a woman who finds redemption in old age caring for a young mixed-race girl. Show less

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Gutter Child

Gutter Child

A Novel

by Richardson, Jael Ealey

Book - 2021

A FIC - This provocative dystopian novel imagines a world where the most vulnerable must buy their freedom by working off a debt to society, dividing people as privileged Mainland or policed Gutter. A FIC - This provocative dystopian novel imagines a world where the most vulnerable must buy their freedom by working off a debt to society, dividing people as privileged Mainland or policed Gutter. Show less

A FIC - This provocative dystopian novel imagines a world where the most vulnerable must buy their freedom by working off a debt to society, dividing people as privileged Mainland or policed Gutter. A FIC - This provocative dystopian novel imagines a world where the most vulnerable must buy their freedom by working off a debt to society, dividing people as privileged Mainland or policed Gutter. Show less

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Things Are Good Now

Things Are Good Now

by Ibrahim, Djamila

Streaming Audiobook - 2018

A FIC - This astutely connected short story anthology shows the intersectionality of migrant experiences, notably the compromises women of colour make to belong in a racist society. A FIC - This astutely connected short story anthology shows the intersectionality of migrant experiences, notably the compromises women of colour make to belong in a racist society. Show less

A FIC - This astutely connected short story anthology shows the intersectionality of migrant experiences, notably the compromises women of colour make to belong in a racist society. A FIC - This astutely connected short story anthology shows the intersectionality of migrant experiences, notably the compromises women of colour make to belong in a racist society. Show less

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The Midnight Bargain

The Midnight Bargain

by Polk, C. L.

eBook - 2020

A FIC - This powerfully subversive supernatural romance delivers sharp commentary on women's right to choose their own direction as the protagonist conjures a spirit to deal with structural injustice. A FIC - This powerfully subversive supernatural romance delivers sharp commentary on women's right to choose their own direction as the protagonist conjures a spirit to deal with structural injustice. Show less

A FIC - This powerfully subversive supernatural romance delivers sharp commentary on women's right to choose their own direction as the protagonist conjures a spirit to deal with structural injustice. A FIC - This powerfully subversive supernatural romance delivers sharp commentary on women's right to choose their own direction as the protagonist conjures a spirit to deal with structural injustice. Show less

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Daughters of Silence

Daughters of Silence

by Fisseha, Rebecca

eBook - 2019

A FIC - This deeply immersive literary fiction illustrates a Black Canadian woman coming-to-terms with a death in the family which prompts reflection on war and personal resilience. A FIC - This deeply immersive literary fiction illustrates a Black Canadian woman coming-to-terms with a death in the family which prompts reflection on war and personal resilience. Show less

A FIC - This deeply immersive literary fiction illustrates a Black Canadian woman coming-to-terms with a death in the family which prompts reflection on war and personal resilience. A FIC - This deeply immersive literary fiction illustrates a Black Canadian woman coming-to-terms with a death in the family which prompts reflection on war and personal resilience. Show less

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Asylum

Asylum

by Alexis, André

Book - 2008

A FIC - This introspective novel follows the lives of an array of characters during Canada's Mulroney years as it explores the choices people make through the metaphor of building a prison. A FIC - This introspective novel follows the lives of an array of characters during Canada's Mulroney years as it explores the choices people make through the metaphor of building a prison. Show less

A FIC - This introspective novel follows the lives of an array of characters during Canada's Mulroney years as it explores the choices people make through the metaphor of building a prison. A FIC - This introspective novel follows the lives of an array of characters during Canada's Mulroney years as it explores the choices people make through the metaphor of building a prison. Show less

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The Gospel Truth

The Gospel Truth

by Pignat, Caroline

Book - 2014

YA FIC - This heartfelt historical fiction shares the brutality of being held in bondage as a Black girl seeks her freedom. YA FIC - This heartfelt historical fiction shares the brutality of being held in bondage as a Black girl seeks her freedom. Show less

YA FIC - This heartfelt historical fiction shares the brutality of being held in bondage as a Black girl seeks her freedom. YA FIC - This heartfelt historical fiction shares the brutality of being held in bondage as a Black girl seeks her freedom. Show less

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A Desperate Road to Freedom

A Desperate Road to Freedom

The Underground Railroad Diary of Julia May Jackson

by Bradford, Karleen

Book - 2009

JUV FIC - This riveting coming-of-age story portrays a young girl and her family's bravery and determination as they navigate a terrifying flight from a plantation. JUV FIC - This riveting coming-of-age story portrays a young girl and her family's bravery and determination as they navigate a terrifying flight from a plantation. Show less

JUV FIC - This riveting coming-of-age story portrays a young girl and her family's bravery and determination as they navigate a terrifying flight from a plantation. JUV FIC - This riveting coming-of-age story portrays a young girl and her family's bravery and determination as they navigate a terrifying flight from a plantation. Show less

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