In time for Black History Month, Ancestry released its collection, Nova Scotia, Canada, Book of Negroes, 1783.
The Book of Negroes is the single most important document relating to the immigration of African Americans to Nova Scotia following the War of Independence. It provides the names of 3,000 black refugees registered on board the vessels in which they sailed from New York to Nova Scotia between April 23 and November 30, 1783.
If you have any interest in Canadian and American history, I encourage you to read the best-selling novel, Book of Negroes, by Lawrence Hill.
“The novel depicts the life of Aminata Diallo — an African woman who was kidnapped by slave traders in West Africa and sent to South Carolina. She navigates her way through the American Revolution in New York, the isolated refuge of Nova Scotia and the jungles of Sierra Leone in a bid to secure her freedom.”
Toni reminded me in the comments below that you can search the Book of Negroes on the Nova Scotia Archives website for free. Thanks, Toni.
also available here https://novascotia.ca/archives/Africanns/BN.asp
Thanks for sharing! I had forgotten about that — and it’s free on the Nova Scotia Archives site.