A Study of Race-relations between Blacks and Whites Over Issues of Schooling in Upper Canada, 1840-1860

Between the years 1840 and 1860, white prejudice played an important role in shaping blacks’ experiences in Upper Canada. This thesis explores and analyzes the history of black anti-slavery, whites’ attitudes toward blacks and the development of mandatory and free public schooling in Upper Canada du...

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Main Author: Vinci, Alexandra
Other Authors: Troper, Harold M.
Language:en_ca
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/25680
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Summary:Between the years 1840 and 1860, white prejudice played an important role in shaping blacks’ experiences in Upper Canada. This thesis explores and analyzes the history of black anti-slavery, whites’ attitudes toward blacks and the development of mandatory and free public schooling in Upper Canada during the nineteenth century, in order to demonstrate that race-relations between blacks and whites were worst both after 1850 in general, and over issues of schooling in particular.