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Blacks

by (author) Bridglal Pachai

Publisher
Nimbus Publishing
Initial publish date
Jan 1997
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781551091877
    Publish Date
    Jan 1997
    List Price
    $14

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Description

This book documents the experience of the Blacks in the Maritimes, the difficulties they encountered and the institutions that sustained them. It profiles a selection of prominent individuals who overcame the prejudice and discrimination of a dominant culture to become outstanding in their careers while contributing to the greater good of society.

About the author

Bridglal Pachai was born and raised in South Africa and came to Halifax in 1875. One of the foremost authorities on African Nova Scotian history, he has taught at Dalhousie, St. Mary's, and Mount Saint Vincent Universities, and served as executive director of the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia. He is the author/editor of seventeen books, including Historic Black Nova Scotia.

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