Physical Description:print56 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 32 cm.
Publisher:Toronto ; Tonawanda, NY : Kids Can Press, c2003.
General Note: Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note: What is Black Canadian history? -- African beginnings -- The Atlantic slave trade -- Slavery in New France -- Issue : slavery -- Slavery in British Canada -- Black Loyalists in the Maritimes -- Back to Africa -- The colored corps -- The underground railroad -- Issue : prejudice and racism -- Life in Canada West -- West coast adventures -- Back to the U.S. -- Cowboys and pioneers -- The exodusters -- Fighting in two world wars -- Working for respect -- Caribbean and African immigrants -- Celebrating Black heritage -- Yesterday, today and tomorrow.