Description
The "Book of Negroes" is the single most important document relating to the immigration of African Americans to Nova Scotia following the War of Independence. It provides the names of 3000 black refugees registered on board the vessels in which they sailed from New York to Nova Scotia between 23 April and 30 November 1783.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Book of Negroes", 1783 (CSV) | CSV | Open resource | |
| "Book of Negroes", 1783 (CSV Excel) | CSV | Open resource | |
| "Book of Negroes", 1783 (CSV Excel (EU)) | CSV | Open resource | |
| "Book of Negroes", 1783 (RDF) | RDF | Open resource | |
| "Book of Negroes", 1783 (RSS) | RSS | Open resource | |
| "Book of Negroes", 1783 (TSV) | Unknown | Open resource | |
| "Book of Negroes", 1783 (XML) | XML | Open resource | |
| Nova Scotia original metadata (https://data.novascotia.ca) | HTML | Open resource |