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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Henry, Natasha L.     Subjects     Blacks -- Canada -- Social life and customs.     Emancipation Day (Canada).     Slaves -- Emancipation -- Canada.     Black Canadians -- History.     Africans -- Canada -- History.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Henry, Natasha L.       by title:      Emancipation Day : c...       by call number:      394.263 H523e     Search the Web     Henry, Natasha L.     Blacks -- Canada -- Social life and customs.     Emancipation Day (Canada).     Slaves -- Emancipation -- Canada.     Black Canadians -- History.     Africans -- Canada -- History.       MARC Display

Emancipation Day : celebrating freedom in Canada / Natasha L. Henry. by Henry, Natasha L. Natural Heritage Books, c2010. Call #: 394.263 H523e Subjects Blacks -- Canada -- Social life and customs.   Emancipation Day (Canada).   Slaves -- Emancipation -- Canada.   Black Canadians -- History.   Africans -- Canada -- History. ISBN:  1554887178 9781554887170 Description:  282 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents:  Pt. 1. Interpreting Emancipation Day celebrations: Exploring the meaning of Emancipation Day ; From enslavement to freedom. Pt. 2. The route to celebrations in Ontario: Southwestern Ontario ; Central Ontario ; The Niagara region ; Around the northern territories. Pt. 3. Celebrations in other parts of Canada: Quebec : Montreal ; The Maritimes ; British Columbia. Pt. 4. Other elements of Emancipation Day: The role of women in Emancipation Day celebrations ; Dissent and diminution ; The evolution of Emancipation Day ; The legacy of Emancipation Day celebrations. Summary:  Explores the creation, development, and evolution of Emancipation Day festivities celebrating the end of slavery throughout the British Empire with the passage of the Abolition of Slavery act (1834). Topics include the social, cultural, political and educational practices of festivities across Canada, with a focus on Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec and British Columbia. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Sackville Public Library Adult Black Nonfiction 394.263 H523e Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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