Black History, The Emigrant Story
I set up this page as a starting point for one of my projects. Back in 1986 I self published a book "Tales my Father Told Me." It was about my father coming to Canada as an immigrant at age 15. He was for the most part treated like an unpaid worker hence a slave to a farmer who worked him from day light to day break. After his two years of servitude he was a
llowed to leave and explored a lot in his own way in Canada. During the Second War War he volunteered and served his new country much like so many men and woman. After publishing the book for family use / information / pleasure, I had a section of the book published in an article in the Canadian Legion Magazine. An artist was commissioned by the magazine to capture two moments in time that he serviced in Northern Italy. The pictures were amazing, terrifing but amazing. I am currently working on getting my father's story published in the form of an ebook. Every few months the electronic age moves forward so I am now reteaching my self the current processes and procedures to publish his story. Why do I want to publish his story you should ask? Like so many people now coming to Canada right now, his story relates for the most part to the hardships faced by the immigrants. Black History, Harriet Tubman and her People
I recently completed the first draft of a book on our Amazing Black History. While growing up in St Catharines, I had no idea that Canada was the first country in the world to bring an end to Slavery. The efforts of one woman's screams while being dragged off to American slavery in 1792 from Niagara, brought about the end of Slavery in Canada. The efforts of Harriet Tubman, Richard Peirpoint, Fredrick Douglas, John Brown and so many more visitors to Canada must be recognized in their efforts to help end world slavery. These good people role in helping change the world through Canada is silent. We still have slavery in the world so our work is still not complete. Institutional slavery still exists in the world so all good citizens have an obligation to do right in the world to end all and every form of abuse against woman and men.
