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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Foreword by Afua Cooper
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Background on an African-Canadian Celebration
Locations of Emancipation Day Celebrations in Canada
Part I: Interpreting Emancipation Day Celebrations
Chapter 1: Exploring the Meaning of Emancipation Day
Church Attendance and Religious Services
Parades
Emancipation Day Parade Symbols
Military Marching Bands
Annual Feasts
Toasts and Resolutions
Speeches
Remembrance
Chapter 2: From Enslavement to Freedom
Part II: The Route to Celebrations in Ontario
Chapter 3: Southwestern Ontario
Essex County
Amherstburg
Sandwich
Windsor
Kent County
Chatham
Dawn and Dresden
Middlesex County: London
Oxford County: Norwich
Chapter 4: Central Ontario
Brantford
Hamilton
Oakville
Toronto
Chapter 5: The Niagara Region
Chapter 6: Around the Northern Terminus
Grey County: Owen Sound
Queen’s Bush
Simcoe County: Collingwood and Oro
Part III: Celebrations in Other Parts of Canada
Chapter 7: Quebec: Montreal
Chapter 8: The Maritimes
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Chapter 9: British Columbia
Part IV: Other Elements of Emancipation Day
Chapter 10: The Role of Women in Emancipation Day Celebrations
Chapter 11: Dissent and Diminution
Chapter 12: The Evolution of Emancipation Day
Chapter 13: The Legacy of Emancipation Day Celebrations
Epilogue
Appendix A: Letter to Queen Victoria, 1854
Appendix B: Emancipation Song: “Get Off the Track!”
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
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