North of the color line [electronic resource] : migration and Black resistance in Canada, 1870-1955 / Sarah-Jane Mathieu.

Author
Mathieu, Sarah-Jane [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2010.
Description
1 online resource (xiv, 280 pages) : illustrations, map.

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Series
  • John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture [More in this series]
  • The John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture
Summary note
North of the Color Line examines life in Canada for the estimated 5,000 blacks, both African Americans and West Indians, who immigrated to Canada after the end of Reconstruction in the United States. Through the experiences of black railway workers and their union, the Order of Sleeping Car Porters, Sarah-Jane Mathieu connects social, political, labor, immigration, and black diaspora history during the Jim Crow era.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of description
Print version record.
ISBN
  • 9780807899397 ((electronic bk.))
  • 0807899399 ((electronic bk.))
  • 9781469603858 ((electronic bk.))
  • 1469603853 ((electronic bk.))
OCLC
676698331
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