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Canadian Minuets, ca. 1807
By George Heriot
Black musicians were among those present at a dance in Lower Canada about 1807.
W.H. Coverdale Collection
The Anti-Slavery Movement in Canada
The Anti-Slavery Society of Canada
Dr. Alexander Milton Ross
Dr. Alexander Milton Ross, n.d.
Photographer unknown
Dr. Alexander Milton Ross (died 1897) was a leading Canadian anti-slavery activist who travelled to the southern United States to assist enslaved people to escape.
Wilbur H. Siebert, The Underground Railroad from Slavery to Freedom, The Macmillan Company, 1898
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman, n.d.
Photographer unknown
Working from St. Catharines, Ontario, in the 1850s, Harriet Tubman (1820-1913) was the best known "conductor" of the "Underground Railroad." She returned to the United States shortly before the outbreak of the American Civil War and served the Union cause.
Wilbur H. Siebert, The Underground Railroad from Slavery to Freedom, The Macmillan Company, 1898
George Brown
George Brown, ca. 1862
By William Ellisson
As editor of the newspaper The Globe, George Brown (1818-1880) vigorously promoted the anti-slavery movement in Ontario. He was also an active member of the Anti-Slavery Society of Canada and he later became one of the Fathers of Confederation.
Constitution and Bye-Laws of the Anti-Slavery Society of Canada
Constitution and Bye-Laws of the Anti-Slavery Society of Canada, 1851
This Society, founded in Toronto on February 26, 1851, played a leading role in the anti-slavery movement in Canada. The membership of this Society was drawn from many sectors of Canadian life and the anti-slavery movement also included recent refugees from the United States.
The Globe
The Globe, 1851
The Globe, edited by George Brown and published in Toronto, provided information on the anti-slavery movements in the United States, Great Britain and in the British North American colonies. The Globe was one of the leading advocates of the Canadian anti-slavery movement.
Voice of the Fugitive
Voice of the Fugitive, 1851
Newspaper that circulated in Canada promoting the anti-slavery movement.
NJ.FM.714 (Microform)
