- Black History in Kingston: Biographies is a list of some notable Kingston-Frontenac residents, and where to look for more information about them.
- View, download, or print a Black History in Kingston flyer (2-page legal-sized pdf document)
Resources
Articles
Canada Became Haven for Black Slaves from U.S
Kingston Whig-Standard, Thurs. Feb. 8, 1996, p. 4.
Class of 1852 Brings First Black Student to Queen's Campus.
Wahenga: a publication of the Black History Co-Operative at Queen's University. Spring 1994 [one issue only] pp. 45-47. (First appeared in the Queen's Gazette, Jan. 20, 1992 as part of a series called The Magic of this Place.)
Books
A Black Man's Toronto 1914-1980: The Reminiscences of Harry Gairey
Blacks in Canada: In Search of the Promise: A Bibliographic Guide.
KFPL Black History Reading List
The following books are a great place to start researching Black History in Canada.
- From Midnight to Dawn: The Last Tracks of the Underground Railroad, by Tobin, Jacqueline, with Hettie Jones (New York & Toronto: Doubleday, 2007)
- The Journey from Tollgate to Parkway: African Canadians in Hamilton, by Shadd, Adrienne (Toronto : Dundurn Press, 2010)
- Race on Trial : Black Defendants in Ontario's Criminal Courts, 1858-1958, by Walker, Barrington (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2011)
- A Place Called Heaven: The Meaning of Being Black in Canada, by Foster, Cecil (Toronto: HarperCollins, c1996)
- The Blacks in Canada: A History, 2nd ed., by Winks, Robin W. 2nd Edition (Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, c1997)
- Unwelcome Guests: Canada West's Response to American Fugitive Slaves 1800-1865, by Silverman, Jason H (Millwood, N.Y.: Associated Faculty Press, 1985)
- Blacks in Deep Snow: Black Pioneers in Canada, by Thomson, Colin A. (Don Mills : Dent, 1979)
- An Enduring Heritage: Black Contributions to Early Ontario, by Riendeau, Roger, et. al. (Dundurn Press, 1984)
- No Burden to Carry: Narratives of Black Working Women in Ontario 1920s-1950s, by Brand, Dionne, et. al. (Toronto: Women's Press, 1991)
Journals
Black History Research in Historic Kingston
Historic Kingston has published several article of significance to Black History research in Kington.
- Robert Sutherland: Queen's First Black Student, by Hazelgrove, A.R., Historic Kingston, vol 22, pp. 64-69.
- Edward John Barker, M.D.: Editor and Citizen, by Spurr, John W., Historic Kingston, vol. 27, p. 115.
- George Mink: A Black Businessman in Early Kingston, by Neilson, Rick, Historic Kingston, vol. 46, 1998, pp. 111-129.
Microfilms
Black Canadians: a long line of fighters
Toronto : NC Press, 1975.
Websites
"That laboratory of abolitionism, libel, and treason": Syracuse and the Underground Railroad
Includes several articles, such as The Rescue of Harriet Powell and The Jerry Rescue and Its Aftermath, which have significance to the Kintston-Frontenac area. An exhibition of the Special Collection Research Center, Syracuse University Library.
Black Genealogy Research in Ontario
Online resources and databases from the Olive Tree Genealogy website.
The Stories and Accomplishments of Some of Kingston’s Early Black Citizens, 1780 to 1950
A walking tour, with map and full audio, put together by Stones Kingston.