The Kulture Kidz » Q http://thekulturekidz.com Black History from A-Z Fri, 31 Dec 2010 03:33:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Quebec http://thekulturekidz.com/2008/01/quebec/ http://thekulturekidz.com/2008/01/quebec/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:57:06 +0000 admin http://aakulturezone.com/kidz/?p=21 Continue reading →]]> image Quebec is a Canadian province that provided safety for many blacks escaping the brutality of slavery in the southern states of the US along the Underground Railroad. Led only by the North Star, people such as Harriet Tubman, made their way to safer havens throughout Canada. Today Montreal and Laval, two of Quebec’s largest cities, have large black populations that have contributed greatly to the success of Canadian society.

Learn more about The Black Community in the History of Quebec and Canada

Information provided by: Marlive Harris and students at McWhorter Elementary School, Carrollton, TX.

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