HIS312H1 Lecture 6: Lecture 6: African- Americans: Fugitive Slaves and Free Blacks
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Lecture 6: african- americans: fugitive slaves and free blacks. Came for their freedom, as they crossed the border became official brit subjects, as no legal racial distinctions. Though law colorblind, the social system definitely was not. The refugee movement, sept. 1813-1816, to nova scotia. Had fled their slave owners, had been reassured by brits if they fled to them and supported them, they would be assured their freedom/rights after the war. Just like during the american revolution in 1776, to weaken the enemy. First brought to the port of halifax, promise to assure their freedom and a future. Initially in refugee camps nearby, by the war"s end in 1814, there were about. Were welcomed, esp. for labour, esp. for halifax as a naval base. But by 1815, as more came in, grimmer prospects, as the war cheap up like the from economy went away. Ppl preferred to hire whites for the fewer jobs.
