A HISTORY OF BLACK PIONEERS IN CANADA

This page is undergoing updates. Please be patient as we add more. The historical Black Pioneers were many and most had bought their freedom to emigrate to Canada for the hope of a better life.

National Museum of African American History and Culture. Washington, DC, USA. Photo by Michael Ventura/Alamy

John Ware and Family

John Ware and Family

Josiah Henson

Elijah McCoy

Marie-Joseph Angélique

Mifflin Gibs

James Mink

Sir James Douglas

Thornton & Lucie Blackburn

Richard Pierpoint

Mathieu da costa