Early negro settlement in Victoria

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Description

Title: Early negro settlement in Victoria
Creator: Pilton, James William
Published / Created: 1949 Sep
Abstract: Typescript photocopy of part of an essay written by James William Pilton while completing his B. A. degree at the University of British Columbia. The first chapter concerns emigration of African-Americans from California to Victoria, British Columbia, in 1858. A partial second chapter describes the community established by the emigrants in Victoria. Also present is a table of contents for the complete essay, listing two additional chapters.
Description: Gift of Robin Winks.
Extent: 1 item (32 leaves) ; 28 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Format: text
Genre: Typescripts
Resource Type: Archives or Manuscripts
Subject (Geographic): Victoria (B.C.)--History
Subject (Topic): African Americans--California--History
Blacks--British Columbia--History
Slavery--California

Access: Public
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Citation: James William Pilton, Early Negro Settlement in Victoria. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.