Enslaved Africans in Upper Canada

Slavery existed on a global scale for centuries and had devastating implications for the individuals from around the world who were subjected to it. Many people do not know that slavery existed in Canada. The exhibit touches on the lives of enslaved Africans, and focuses on the actions that enslaved people took to resist their servitude in Upper Canada. It reveals that Lieutenant-Governor Simcoe’s 1793 Act to Limit Slavery in Upper Canada was precipitated by the resistance of a slave woman named Chloe Cooley.

See the online exhibit: Enslaved Africans in Upper Canada