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Resources for studying the history of slavery in Canada, courtesy of
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Background / Overview articles:
Fred Glover and Celine Cooper, "Black Enslavement in Canada (Plain-Language Summary)," The Canadian Encyclopedia, 25 January 2021
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/black-enslavement-in-canada-plain-language-summary
Natasha Henry and Celine Cooper, "Black Enslavement in Canada" The Canadian Encyclopedia, 7 March 2022
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/black-enslavement
Bonita Lawrence, "Enslavement of Indigenous People in Canada," The Canadian Encyclopedia, 29 July 2020
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/slavery-of-indigenous-people-in-canada
Illustrated book about Olivier Le Jeune:
Specifically aimed at children/youth about the history of slavery in Canada. It is about Oliver Le Jeune, the first enslaved person in New France / Canada and is written in French.
Webster and ValMO, Le grain de sable : Olivier Le Jeune, premier esclave au Canada, (Quebec: Septentrion, 2019)
https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/le-grain-de-sable-olivier-le-webster-9782897910815.html
Recent plaque in Quebec City about Olivier Le Jeune:
https://www.patrimoine-culturel.gouv.qc.ca/rpcq/detail.do?methode=consulter&id=233210&type=bien
"Quebec History X" hip-hop video by Webster and Karim Ouellet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdL14IfV3U0
Fugitives! Online exhibit / Education kit:
https://msj.world/fugitifs/card/XZWRV9UDc_ENG
Online exhibit by Aly Ndiaye (aka Webster) with Education Kit co-authored by Amel Zaazaa. The education kit is aimed at an older audience (15-24 years).
BLK: An Origin Story, docu-series:
This is a 4-part docu-series on the history of Black Canadians. It is rated PG. The episode on Nova Scotia (episode 1) and Ontario (episode 2) deal directly with the history of slavery in Canada.
https://hungryeyes.ca/portfolio/blkoriginstory/
Available to stream here: https://watch.globaltv.com/series/1eda73be-8462-11ec-99ec-0242ac110004
Chloe Cooley Heritage Minute:
The newest Heritage Minute focuses on the resistance efforts of an enslaved woman in Upper Canada named Chloe Cooley.
https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/chloe-cooley
Fred Glover and Celine Cooper, "Black Enslavement in Canada (Plain-Language Summary)," The Canadian Encyclopedia, 25 January 2021
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/black-enslavement-in-canada-plain-language-summary
Natasha Henry and Celine Cooper, "Black Enslavement in Canada" The Canadian Encyclopedia, 7 March 2022
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/black-enslavement
Bonita Lawrence, "Enslavement of Indigenous People in Canada," The Canadian Encyclopedia, 29 July 2020
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/slavery-of-indigenous-people-in-canada
Illustrated book about Olivier Le Jeune:
Specifically aimed at children/youth about the history of slavery in Canada. It is about Oliver Le Jeune, the first enslaved person in New France / Canada and is written in French.
Webster and ValMO, Le grain de sable : Olivier Le Jeune, premier esclave au Canada, (Quebec: Septentrion, 2019)
https://www.leslibraires.ca/livres/le-grain-de-sable-olivier-le-webster-9782897910815.html
Recent plaque in Quebec City about Olivier Le Jeune:
https://www.patrimoine-culturel.gouv.qc.ca/rpcq/detail.do?methode=consulter&id=233210&type=bien
"Quebec History X" hip-hop video by Webster and Karim Ouellet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdL14IfV3U0
Fugitives! Online exhibit / Education kit:
https://msj.world/fugitifs/card/XZWRV9UDc_ENG
Online exhibit by Aly Ndiaye (aka Webster) with Education Kit co-authored by Amel Zaazaa. The education kit is aimed at an older audience (15-24 years).
BLK: An Origin Story, docu-series:
This is a 4-part docu-series on the history of Black Canadians. It is rated PG. The episode on Nova Scotia (episode 1) and Ontario (episode 2) deal directly with the history of slavery in Canada.
https://hungryeyes.ca/portfolio/blkoriginstory/
Available to stream here: https://watch.globaltv.com/series/1eda73be-8462-11ec-99ec-0242ac110004
Chloe Cooley Heritage Minute:
The newest Heritage Minute focuses on the resistance efforts of an enslaved woman in Upper Canada named Chloe Cooley.
https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/chloe-cooley
