In 1783, United Empire Loyalists who fought during the American War of Independence settled in the town of Shelburne. The former slaves fought alongside the British in exchange for their…

The first large group of immigrants to Nova Scotia were the Black Loyalists who came as refugees after the American Revolution between 1782 and 1785. About 3,500 people settled throughout…

The first large group of immigrants in Canada were the Black Loyalists who came as refugees after the American Revolution between 1782 and 1785. About 3,500 to 4,000 people settled…

The Digby area was known as Brindley Town in the 18th century, the second-largest Black community of Nova Scotia, located about 3 km south of Digby, now known as Jordanstown.…

Some Black Loyalists settled in Preston between 1782 and 1785. In 1796, a group of 600 exiled Jamaican Maroons settled in Preston (known as Preston Township at the time.) They…

A large group of Black Loyalists settled in Guysborough at Chedabucto Bay in 1784 after a fire swept through and destroyed their original Port Mouton settlement during the winter. Little…

During the War of 1812, about 800 refugees out of 4000 passed through Melville Island. The island transformed into an immigration facility where Black refugees could live until land grants…

This African Nova Scotian village was founded in the 18th century in the north end of Halifax. When slaves of African descent were building the city of Halifax, the Black…

in another significant migration of Black refugees. About 2,000 refugees arrived in Halifax and Dartmouth, including two large groups in Hammonds Plains and Preston. It’s significant to note that many…

In the early 1900s, hundreds of Caribbean immigrants, known as the “late arrivals,” came to Cape Breton to work in the steel mills and coal mines.