Blacks in Deep Snow

Black Slavery arrived in what is now Canada shortly after it was brought to North America. For 200 years black Canadian slaves were bought and sold at public auctions, whipped publicly, and, in some instances, tortured. After 1833, when slavery was abolished within the British Empire, black Canadians remained as people in bondage. For the next century, their story became one of sustained persecution by a country determined to "keep Canada White". Only recently have Canadian Blacks been able to throw off their chain. But the shackles' scars remain. Blacks in Deep Snow will startle many Canadians who may not know, for instance, that in Montreal a black slave was once publicly tortured and hanged, or that many United Empire Loyalists brought their black slaves with them to Canada, or that Black once fled from Canada to the United States on a reverse "Underground Railway". Special emphasis is on Blacks in Western Canada. Corlin Argyle Thomson was born in Ridgedale, SK in 1938. Educated at the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Alberta, he has spoken about the Black experience in Canada to groups across the country. His articles have appeared in numerous Canadian magazines and journals. Currently, he is a Chairman of Educational Foundations Department at the University of Lethbridge. He is married and the father of three children.