The following is a Black History Month pathfinder where you will find both print and nonprint resources to help you in your research.

Black History Month Grade 6

Print Material:

NonfictionMaterial (Ottawa Public Library):

The kids Book of Black Canadian History by Rosemary Sadlier: Call Number in Juvenile section 971.00496 S126

Black History Month Resource Book edited by Mary Ellen Snodgrass: Call Number in Juvenile section 973.0496073 B627

The Black Canadians: Their History and Contributions by Velma Carter: Call Number in Juvenile section 971.004 96 CAR

All Aboard!: Elijah McCoy's Steam Engine by Monica Kulling: Call Number in Juvenile section 609.2 MCCOY-K

The Children of Africville by Christine Welldon: Call Number in Juvenile section 971.622 WELLD

I Came as a Stranger: The Underground Railroad by Bryan Prince: Call Number in Juvenile section 973.7115 P954

The Underground Railroad: Next Stop, Toronto! by Adrienne L. Shadd: Call Number in Juvenile section 971.354100496 S524

Black Heritage by Robert Livesay: Call Number in Juvenile Section 971.00496 L785

Stolen into Slavery: The True Story of Solomon Northup, Free Black Man by Judith Bloom Fradin: Call Number in Juvenile section 306.362 NORTH-F

To Stand and Fight Together: Richard Pierpoint and the Colored Corps of Upper Canada by Steve Pitt: 971.3004960730092 P621P

Nonfiction Material (School Library):

Websites:

Black History Canada

Slaves' Stories

The Blacks, Anti-Slavery and the Underground Railway

Under a North Star

Mary Ann Shadd Cary: Abolitionist

Black History Portal

The Underground Railroad in Canada (map)

Videos:

Black Soul (National Film Board of Canada)

Martine Chartrand’s animated short dives into the heart of Black culture with an exhilarating trip though history. Watch as a young boy traces his roots through the animated stories his grandmother shares with him about the events that shaped their cultural heritage.

Part of Our Heritage - Underground Railroad

Harriet Tubman - Mini Bio

Online Encyclopedia:

Underground Railroad article from Britannica