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Legacies of the Transatlantic Slave Trade in Canada - Books for Children

Explore these books for children to learn more about this often-overshadowed part of Canadian history. These titles have been selected in collaboration with the City of Toronto. This project is a partnership with the City of Toronto's Confronting Anti-Black Racism Unit and Toronto History Museums.

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16 items

  • Illustrated by Eva Campbell. Juvenile picture book.
    Picture Book, 2018Toronto : Groundwood Books, 2018. — PIC GRA
  • Amazing Black Atlantic Canadians

    Inspiring Stories of Courage and Achievement

    Ruck, Lindsay,
    Illustrated by James Bentley. Juvenile non-fiction.
    Book, 2021Halifax, NS : Nimbus Publishing, 2021. — 920.00929 RUC
  • Illustrated by A.G. Smith. Juvenile non-fiction.
    Book, 2006Markham, Ont. : Fitzhenry & Whiteside, c2006. — 971.00496 LIV
  • Juvenile non-fiction.
    Book, 2019Collingwood, Ontario : Coast2Coast2Coast, 2019. — 306.36209 KEN
  • Illustrated by Erin Robinson. Juvenile advanced picture book.
    Picture Book, 2022New York : Holiday House, [2022] — APIC THE
  • Illustrated by Mike Deas. Juvenile non-fiction.
    Book, 2022Toronto, Ontario : Scholastic Canada Ltd., 2022. — 971.00496 CAR MACL
  • Illustrated by Mike Deas. Juvenile non-fiction.
    Book, 2018Toronto : Scholastic Canada Ltd., 2018. — 971.60049 DES MACL
  • Talking About Freedom

    Celebrating Emancipation Day in Canada

    Henry-Dixon, Natasha L.
    Discover how people of African ancestry struggled for freedom and the victories they achieved in this introduction to Emancipation Day in Canada. Juvenile nonfiction.
    Book, 2012Toronto : Dundurn Press, 2012. — 394.263 HEN
  • Timelines From Black History

    Leaders, Legends, Legacies

    Contributor: Mireille Harper (author of foreword). Juvenile non-fiction.
    Book, 2020New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2020. — 909.0496 TIM
  • Trailblazers

    the Black Pioneers Who Have Shaped Canada

    Ridley-Padmore, Tiyahna,
    Illustrated by Merryl-Royce Ndema-Moussa. Juvenile non-fiction.
    Book, 2020Toronto, Ontario: Indigo Press, 2020. — 971.00496 RID
  • Illustrated by Reggie Brown. Juvenile picture book.
    Picture Book, 2022New York : Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022]. — PIC SEL