AP/HIST 3535 6.00

African Canadian History

This course begins in the seventeenth century with an examination of free and enslaved Africans in New France and the British colonies. It explores the experiences of Black Loyalists, enslaved and free persons of African descent in British North America and the “passengers” of the Underground Railroad and assesses the structures of African Canadian communities, institutions and abolition movements.

Twentieth century themes include African Canadians’ contributions to the emerging Canadian nation, the impact of Black Power, and the concerns of the “new newcomers” from Africa and the Caribbean.