Moments in Black History

About this curriculum

Fascinating Facts and Interesting Events, Build Comprehension Skills. By presenting little-known facts, this resource provides an intimate view of people and events in Canadian history. Activities in this resource serve as a springboard for dialogue, with a wide range of activities including creative writing, research, drama, and role-playing with an emphasis on language as well as history. Some moments included are: Mathieu Da Costa: Canada's first Black person Marie-Joseph Angelique: Resists slavery and is punished Mary Postell: Re-enslaved by a Nova Scotia court Richard Pierpoint: Black Loyalist in Ontario Slaves of Loyalists in Nova Scotia Rose Fortune: Taking care of business Abolition: Slavery's end Dimbo Suckles: Part of a small Black community in P.E.I The Jamaican Maroons: Freed Jamaican slaves settled in Nova Scotia Josiah Henson: An escaped slave tells his life story and helps start the Civil War Thornton and Lucie Blackburn: The first taxicab in Upper Canada Harriet Tubman: The Underground Railroad George Bonga: Fur trader Sylvia Stark: San Francisco's Blacks go north Elijah McCoy: Inventor Henry McDame: Gold prospector in British Columbia Dr…