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Act Against Slavery, Chloe Cooley, John Graves Simcoe, Metaphor, Richard Pierpoint, The Coloured Corps, Underground Railroad, War of 1812

This is the image I set at the top of my post on the Underground Railroad. It has not been possible for me to publish the entire post. The Block Editor caused severe difficulties.
Timeline
The abolition of slavery in British Colonies would not be enacted until 1833, but for some forty to sixty years Black slaves were freed the moment they arrived in Canada because of the Act Against Slavery. William Grisely had told John Graves Simcoe, the lieutenant governor of Upper Canada, that he had seen Adam Vrooman force Chloe Cooley into a boat that would cross the Niagara River to the United States and sell her. Chloe so resisted Vrooman that he had to call for help to tie her to the ship. John Graves Simcoe also received a petition. On 9 July 1793, Colonel Simcoe’s legislative assembly passed the Act Against Slavery. The abolition of slavery in the British empire took place in 1833, and Abraham Lincoln did not sign the Emancipation Proclamation until 22 September 1862, but after passage of the Act Against Slavery, the Blacks were free the moment they stepped on Canadian soil, Upper Canada.
The War of 1812
This story is manifold. It tells how much Richard Pierpoint contributed to the War of 1812 and how little he was given in compensation. The Act Against Slavery did not abolish racism. Richard Pierpoint created the Coloured Corps. However, White veterans got twice the land he received. Pierpoint had asked to be allowed to return to Africa. They wouldn’t help. This post also tells about the Amerindians’ contribution. They were free until Canadian Confederation, which is a very long time: from 1534 to 1867.

Amerindians & the Blacks
As you have noticed, in North America slaves were the Indigenous people and the Blacks brought to the North American continent during the Atlantic Slave Trade. Next we meet Harriet Tubman and other abolitionists.

@ Micheline Walker
4 August 2020
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Love to you.
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Lovely post thnx to share this lovely post
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Thank you so much. The topic is so rich. Best regards.
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Well done in spite of difficulties. An important story. In Timeline Act Against Slavery given as 1993?
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I thank you for your kind words, but when I transferred the text from Word to WordPress, the paragraphs were no longer in the same order and elements were removed. I have red eyes. However, that story is very revealing. I worked online. I had also been asked to customize. So, it took a week to publish an incomplete post. There may be mistake. It’s 1793. I thank you very much. The new editor may be better, but one is controlled. 🙂
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