The Freedom-seekers: Blacks in Early Canada

Abbott abolitionist American Amherstburg Anderson Anderson Ruffin Abbott anti-slavery arrived Baptist Church became began BENJAMIN DREW Bibb Black children Black community Black families Black population Black refugees Black settlers Black slaves Board bought Brant Brantford British Brown building built Butler Buxton Canada West Canadian Blacks Captain Catharines Chatham Collingwood colored common school Company congregation County Detroit district Elgin escaped slaves farm free Blacks freedom fugitive slaves George grants Hamilton Henry Bibb Henson Ibid Isaac Rice James John Josiah Henson labourers Lake land later lived London Loyalists Mary Ann Shadd meeting Methodist Mission Negro Niagara North Nova Scotia Ontario Owen Sound owners Peter Presbyterian province Provincial Freeman pupils Queen's Bush Reverend River runaways Sandwich school for Black settled Simcoe Simcoe County slave-owners slavery Society sold teacher Toronto town town's Township Underground Railroad Upper Canada Wilberforce William Windsor York