General Sites
The following is a selection of general resources about Black history for teacher reference and student enrichment activities.
Historical Roots: Blacks in Nova Scotia
An extensive website featuring online reproductions of books, documents, photographs and other resources pertaining to Black Nova Scotia heritage and culture. From Dalhousie University Archives & Special Collections. Note: some large PDF files.
The Mathieu Da Costa Challenge
The Mathieu Da Costa Challenge is an annual creative writing and artwork contest launched in 1996. The Challenge encourages youth to discover how diversity has shaped Canada’s history and the important role that pluralism plays in Canadian society.
Black Cultural Centre For Nova Scotia
The website for the Black Cultural Centre For Nova Scotia, an organization that serves to protect, preserve, and promote Black Culture in Nova Scotia.
Some Missing Pages
Check out this extensive collection of learning activities and related primary resources about the history of the Black community in Québec and other regions of Canada.
The Canadian Encyclopedia
Authoritative source of information about people, places, and events in Black Canadian history.
The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada
An extensive reference source for all aspects of music in Canada.
Blacks in Canada
Read online excerpts of the reference book "Blacks in Canada," a historical survey of the Black experience in Canada. From Google.com.
Overview of Policy Issues Related to Rural Nova Scotia’s Black Community
Scroll down to page 5 for interesting details about the history of Nova Scotia’s Black communities.
Odysseys Home: Mapping African-Canadian Literature
George Elliot Clarke defines and defends Black Canadian literature. From the journal Postcolonial Text.
African Nova Scotians in the Age of Slavery and Abolition
Search this extensive online collection of primary resources about the early history of Black Nova Scotians. A Government of Nova Scotia website.
Black History
Extensive genealogical resources pertaining to American Blacks who settled in Upper Canada. From the OntarioGenWeb website.
Black Educators Association
The website for the Black Educators in Nova Scotia.
Where Race Does Not Matter
An excerpt from Where Race Does Not Matter by Cecil Foster. A University of Guelph website.
The Role of Afrocentricity in the Inclusive Curriculum in Canadian Schools
Lengthy article about role of Afrocentricity in Canadian education. From the University of Toronto.
Slavery in Canada
A brief history of enslavement in Canada from the Louisbourg Institute. Search this site for more information about slavery.
Black History Month
Comments about slavery in early Québec, prominent Canadian Blacks, and more. From the Parliament of Canada.
Peopling North America: Population Movements & Migration
Lengthy history of migratory movements to and within Canada. A University of Calgary website.
Human Rights in Canada: A Historical Perspective
Major milestones in the evolution of human rights in the 20th century. From the Canadian Human Rights Commission.
Talking About Identity: Encounters in Race, Ethnicity, and Language, 2nd Edition.
This collection of stories focuses on Canadian cultural diversity. From Canadian Social Studies.
Black Teacher, White Spaces: Negotiating Identity Across the Classroom
Academic paper about the experiences of Black anti-racist educators in the classroom. A University of Toronto website.
Opinions of Several Gentlemen of the Law, on the Subject of Negro Servitude, in the Province of Nova Scotia
Full text of an 1802 pamphlet about the history of slavery in Canada. >From the University of Victoria.