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“This Thing Is in Our Blood for 400 Years”

“This Thing Is in Our Blood for 400 Years”

Conscientious Objection in the Canadian Historic Peace Churches during the Second World War

From: Worth Fighting For

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Thomas Adams and Town Planning for the Devastated Area

Thomas Adams and Town Planning for the Devastated Area

(1918)

From: Rebuilding Halifax

Chapter 3 discusses the plans for the rebuilding of the devastated North End of Halifax into what would eventually become the Hydrostone neighbourhood. 16 $1.60 Add
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Thomas Hide
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Thomas Hide

New Brunswick’s First Black Loyalist

From: Black Loyalists in New Brunswick

This chapter begins the story of Thomas Hide, one of the first black loyalists to arrive in New Brunswick, as an indentured servant. The chapter describes the political and military situation … 8 $0.80 Add
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Thomas Hide
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Thomas Hide

The Quest for Land

From: Black Loyalists in New Brunswick

This chapter continues the story of Thomas Hide after his arrival in New Brunswick and follows his efforts to find a job and buy land for himself. 6 $0.60 Add
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Thomas Peters
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Thomas Peters

A Passion for Justice

From: Black Loyalists in New Brunswick

This chapter begins the story of Thomas Peters, a black loyalist who, upon arriving in New Brunswick worked tirelessly to advocate for the rights of other black loyalists in the colony. 7 $0.70 Add
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Thomas Peters
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Thomas Peters

A New Promised Land

From: Black Loyalists in New Brunswick

This chapter continues the story of Thomas Peters, as he travelled to London to petition the British Government directly on the behalf of his fellow loyalists. 8 $0.80 Add
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Those Who Left and Those Who Stayed

Those Who Left and Those Who Stayed

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

This chapter details the author’s experiences growing up as a gay man in Eqypt, and his work with refugees and migrants who have been affected by HIV. 12 $1.20 Add
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Threat and Response, 1858–1905

Threat and Response, 1858–1905

From: Canada's Bastions of Empire

Mostly dealing with relations with America during this time it analyzes Canadian responses to threats during this period, including the Alaska boundary 50 $5.00 Add
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Three

Three

From: The Seed

This chapter begins with the historical beginnings of the reproductive rights movement and how these ideas have changed over time. Kimball discusses reproductive rights and feminism in relation … 26 $2.60 Add
Three Funerals for my Father

Three Funerals for my Father

Love, Loss and Escape from Vietnam

What would you risk to save your children? Jolie Hoang grew up as one of ten children, part of a loving, prosperous Vietnamese family. All that changed when the communists took over in 1975; the … 232 View
Through the Mill

Through the Mill

Girls and Women in the Quebec Cotton Textile Industry, 1881-1951

Girls and women were essential to industrialization in Canada, particularly in the cotton textile industry, which was concentrated in Quebec. In 1891, for example, more than 2000 girls and women … 324 View
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Timeline

Timeline

From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Italian Canadian Internment in the Second World War

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Timeline

Timeline

From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: The Chinese Head Tax

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Timeline

Timeline

From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Residential Schools

A timeline of the events discussed in the book beginning with the opening of the first residential school in 1831 and concluding with the TRC final report and call to action in 2015. 2 $0.20 Add
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Timeline

Timeline

From: A People's History of Quebec

A thorough timeline outlining Quebec’s history. ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Timeline

Timeline

From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Africville

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