Dartmouth
Dartmouth, CanadaOutdoor baptism, 1st Lake (Lake Banook), Dartmouth: http://ow.ly/hgLPD Like its sister city Halifax, Dartmouth has had a long history of en masse waves of immigration from the continent of Africa. Among the first were the Black Loyalists, 1782–1785, many of whom homesteaded in 18th-century Preston until 1792, when they relocated to Sierra Leone, West Africa. Next came the Trelawney Maroons. These courageous people evaded capture by the British in their Jamaican homeland and relocated in Nova Scotia to be free of aggression against them. Following a few years of unrest and dissatisfaction with Nova Scotian society, the majority of the Maroons, like the Loyalists before them, left for Sierra Leone in 1800. The final wave of immigration occurred when Chesapeake Bay-area Blacks left the United States following the War of 1812. Arriving in Nova Scotia in 1813, they put down roots in the core of the city on Crichton Avenue, Park Avenue, Prince Albert Road, Commercial Street, and Victoria Road. Others settled in Preston on the homesteads vacated by the Loyalists and Maroons. Source: African Nova Scotian Tourism Guide Historical Black Settlements in Nova Scotia (Google Map)
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Conway
Conway, CanadaNS Archives: "Return of schools in the County of Digby for the year ended the 30th Nov. 1838" http://ow.ly/hg2Sw Conway/Jordantown/Acaciaville (Digby Area) Present-day Digby was first known as Brindleytown. Thomas Peters was a community leader in the Digby area whose influence also extended throughout Nova Scotia and into New Brunswick. Born in Africa, enslaved in North Carolina, Peters escaped to Nova Scotia as part of the Black Loyalist migration. He was instrumental in making the Sierra Leone experience a reality. Peters had previously petitioned the British government to stand by their promise to allot appropriately sized land lots to Black Loyalists and former Black soldiers. Having witnessed no change for the better in government allotment procedures, Peters continued his campaign against the government. He was given three options, which included relocation for those willing to move to Sierra Leone. In January 1792, Peters, along with about 1,200 other African Nova Scotians, set out for Sierra Leone, West Africa. Source: African Nova Scotian Tourism Guide Historical Black Settlements in Nova Scotia (Google Map)
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Five Mile Plains
Five Mile Plains, CanadaNS Archives document: ''School at Five Mile Plains where Miss DeWolf taught around 1912'' http://ow.ly/hgQoc Early enslaved African settlers arrived with New England Planters from Rhode Island, who took over lands following the expulsion of the Acadians (1755). This area of Nova Scotia is known for its gypsum mining and for being the birthplace of Commonwealth and Canadian welterweight boxing champion Clyde Gray in the 1970s. Source: African Nova Scotian Tourism Guide Historical Black Settlements in Nova Scotia (Google Map)
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Greenville
Greenville, CanadaA seven-minute drive from Yarmouth you will find the Black community of Greenville, which was originally settled as Salmon River in 1820. Greenville has three cemeteries located within the community, which help to trace the history of the community and its former residents. The African Bethel Cemetery is located on the site of the former African Bethel Church. At the Greenville Community Centre you will see artifacts and photographs from this historic community. Source: African Nova Scotian Tourism Guide Historical Black Settlements in Nova Scotia (Google Map)
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Sydney
Sydney , CanadaSydney area In the early 1900s many immigrants came to Cape Breton as laborers to work for the Dominion Iron and Steel Company. Blacks from the West Indies were among many cultural groups recruited to work in the coke ovens and most settled in Whitney Pier. Among the immigrants to settle were West Indian Blacks from Barbados, Grenada, St. Vincent, Guyana, and other Caribbean locations. Other Black settlers came from smaller Nova Scotia centres such as Guysborough and Tracadie. The plant hired individuals accustomed to tropical climates on the premise that they would be able to withstand the hot conditions associated with the steel-making. One group of immigrants originally from the West Indies came over from Alabama but did not stay long as the harsh bitter winters were too difficult for them. Following the first group of wage labourers, there arrived a group of West Indians who established small businesses in the community of Whitney Pier. They were proud owners of grocery, book, and jewelry stores, and provided other services such as shoemaking, tailoring, carpentry, and plastering. The immigration also brought professionals from West Indies to Canada. One of the more socially prominent immigrants was Doctor Alvinus Calder, a native of Grenada and a graduate of McGill University, who set up a practice in Whitney Pier. A lawyer named F. A. Hamilton, from Barbados, practiced law in Sydney and published a province-wide weekly newspaper about Blacks called The Gleaner. Source: African Nova Scotian Tourism Guide Historical Black Settlements in Nova Scotia (Google Map)
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Glace Bay
Glace Bay, CanadaLike other parts of Cape Breton, Glace Bay has a strong legacy in mining. According to the Cape Breton Miners’ Museum, by 1873 there were eight coal companies operating in Cape Breton. The miners were paid from 80 cents to $1.50 per day and the boys were paid 65 cents. To man the mines, many companies enlisted labour from other parts of the province and from abroad. Some of thosetempted by the prospect came to Glace Bay from the West Indies and worked in the steel industry and in the mines. These individuals brought with them ,strong socio-political views and well-honed survival skills. In the 1920s, as Marcus Garvey’s movement for the repatriation of Africans of the Americas to Africa gained ground, the West Indian immigrants to Cape Breton adopted his stance. They built Universal Negro Improvement Association halls in Whitney Pier, Glace Bay, and New Waterford. Although the movement in Nova Scotia was more popular with West Indian immigrants to Cape Breton, it did have the impact of encouraging pride in their heritage for many of African descent. While in town, put on a hard hat and some protective clothing and go underground, deep into the Ocean Deeps Colliery (coal mine) at the Cape Breton Miners’ Museum. Source: Assets of Nova Scotia African Nova Scotian Tourism Guide https://www.novascotia.com/sites/default/files/culturalassests_guide.pdf Source: Historical Black Settlements in Nova Scotia - Google https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1Uw-hfgRtUR9MUuyVOFrgGW58k4k&hl=en_US&ll=45.01409303293047%2C-63.037193&z=8
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Lequille
Lequille, CanadaCome view the commemorative plaque to Rev. Richard Preston, founder of the African United Baptist Association in 1854. Originally called the African Baptist Association, the AUBA is Canada’s oldest Black organization. Their first meeting was held at Granville Mountain. Its creation under the leadership of Reverend Preston brought together all of the existing Black Baptist churches in Nova Scotia and gave them a platform by which to address the social, economic, and educational issues of the day. Source: African Nova Scotian Tourism Guide Historical Black Settlements in Nova Scotia (Google Map)
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Jordantown
Jordantown, CanadaConway/Jordantown/Acaciaville (Digby Area) Present-day Digby was first known as Brindleytown. Thomas Peters was a community leader in the Digby area whose influence also extended throughout Nova Scotia and into New Brunswick. Born in Africa, enslaved in North Carolina, Peters escaped to Nova Scotia as part of the Black Loyalist migration. He was instrumental in making the Sierra Leone experience a reality. Peters had previously petitioned the British government to stand by their promise to allot appropriately sized land lots to Black Loyalists and former Black soldiers. Having witnessed no change for the better in government allotment procedures, Peters continued his campaign against the government. He was given three options, which included relocation for those willing to move to Sierra Leone. In January 1792, Peters, along with about 1,200 other African Nova Scotians, set out for Sierra Leone, West Africa. Source: African Nova Scotian Tourism Guide Historical Black Settlements in Nova Scotia (Google Map)
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Sunnyville
Sunnyville, CanadaNS Archives document: "Eliza Brody in her home at Sunnyville, Guysborough County" http://ow.ly/hgY2H Just outside Guysborough you’ll find a hamlet where African descendants formed the community of Sunnyville. Churches on site are the African United Baptist (formerly the Morning Star Baptist Church) and Grace Baptist Church. Source: African Nova Scotian Tourism Guide Historical Black Settlements in Nova Scotia (Google Map)
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