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Research Guides

Black Canadian Studies

Library Catalogue

The Library holds many books and e-books by Black authors and on topics relevant to Black Studies. The best way to find these is by using Library Search doing a simple search using keywords. 

You can also find relevant literature by searching or browsing the subject headings. Subject headings are like tags, or labels, which describe what the book is about. Browsing or searching the subject headings will enable you to find all the books on a particular topic. Additional tips on how Topic search can be found on the LibrarySearch Tips and FAQ website.

Enter your keywords in the library catalogue search box below. If you want to perform a Boolean search or search across multiple fields, click on Advanced Search.

Sample Titles

Policing Black lives: State violence in Canada from slavery to the present

"Policing Black Lives" is a comprehensive examination of anti-Black racism and state brutality in Canada, beginning with the transatlantic slave trade and extending to the present. Maynard investigates the numerous forms of oppression that Black Canadians endure, such as police brutality, incarceration, immigration detention, and institutional racism in healthcare and education.

Unsettling the Great White North : Black Canadian history

Offers a chronological, regional, and thematic compilation of some of the latest and best scholarship in the field of Black Canadian history.

African Canadians in Union Blue

A landmark account of the background, motivations, and experiences of African Canadian volunteers in America's Civil War.

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