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We’re Rooted Here and They Can’t Pull Us Up: Essays in African Canadian Women’s History

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We’re Rooted Here and They Can’t Pull Us Up: Essays in African Canadian Women’s History

Despite the increasing scope and authority of women’s studies, the role of Black women in Canada’s history has remained largely unwritten and unacknowledged. This silence supports the common belief that Black people have only recently arrived in Canada and that racism is also a fairly recent development. This book sets the record straight. The six essays collected here explore three hundred years of Black women in Canada, from the seventeenth century to the immediate post-Second World War period. 

About the Author

Adrienne Shadd is a historian curator, researcher, and writer. She is a descendant of Abraham Doras Shadd, an abolitionist in the 19th century, and Mary Ann Shadd Cary, a prominent activist and publisher.

Dionne Brand is an award-winning poet, novelist, and essayist.

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