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Black Islanders: Prince Edward Island's Historical Black Community
Few Prince Edward Islanders know that slavery once existed in our province, or that a century ago a significant community of blacks lived in the capital city of Charlottetown. Today, little visible trace of these people remains. This is the story of the emergence and demise of the historical black community of Prince Edward Island.
116 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1991
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July 13, 2017
I came into possession of this book because the resource library at my workplace was purging books, and knowing nothing about the history of Prince Edward Island - never mind black history on Prince Edward Island - I was intrigued.
It's a very slim volume of work because there isn't a lot of historical documentation (and this is explained further in the book), but it's an academic book, so it's a bit of a dry read. However, as someone often intrigued about parts of Canadian history not really covered by the main narrative, I thought it was an interesting read.
This book was published back in 1991, so I would be curious to know if any other educational texts on the subject have been published since then. A decent read for information.
It's a very slim volume of work because there isn't a lot of historical documentation (and this is explained further in the book), but it's an academic book, so it's a bit of a dry read. However, as someone often intrigued about parts of Canadian history not really covered by the main narrative, I thought it was an interesting read.
This book was published back in 1991, so I would be curious to know if any other educational texts on the subject have been published since then. A decent read for information.
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