The Promised Land History and Historiography of the Black Experience in Chatham-Kent's Settlements and Beyond |
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| Editor:
| de b'Beri, Boulou
Reid-Maroney, Nina
Wright, Handel K. |
| Series title: | African and Diasporic Cultural Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4426-4717-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2014 |
| Publisher: | University of Toronto Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $74.00 |
Book Description:
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Eschewing the often romanticized Underground Railroad narrative that portrays southern Ontario as the welcoming destination of Blacks fleeing from slavery, The Promised Land reveals the Chatham-Kent area as a crucial settlement site for an early Black presence in Canada.
Eschewing the often romanticized Underground Railroad narrative that portrays southern Ontario as the welcoming destination of Blacks fleeing from slavery, The Promised Land reveals the Chatham-Kent area as a crucial settlement site for an early Black presence in Canada.