Sylvester Hinton and half sister Louis Hamilton, Amber Valley AB. nd. AA014375

Celebrating Black History Month in February, Alice B Donahue Library and Archives has created a resource list for our patrons. Please check out the links below.

Resources

February is Black History Month
African American Exodus to Canada
The Quest for Land and Freedom on Canada's Western Prairies:
        Black Oklahomans in Alberta and Saskatchewan
Teaching Resources: Black History Month
DIVERSEcity: Black History Resources
Sustained Opposition to Black Immigration by Dr. Jennifer Kelly
Wikipedia Amber Valley
Diplomatic Racism, by R. Bruce Sheppard
Black History in Canada The Canadian Encyclopedia
Amber Valley's rich history CBC Black History presentation
Alberta's History is Black History CBC Black History presentation
Myrna Wisdom's Amber Valley CBC Black History presentation
Must-read Canadian nonfiction works for Black History Month CBC article
Alberta's Black Settlers: A Study of Canadian Immigration Policy and Practice MA thesis by Judith Hill
Black Migration as a Response to Repression:
          The Background Factors and Migration of Oklahoma Black to Western Canada 1905 - 1912
          MA thesis by R Bruce Sheppard

Educator Gwen Hooks
Cowboy John Ware
Musician Clarence "Big" Miller