Birchtown and the Black Loyalists

In Birchtown and the Black Loyalists, Wanda Taylor recounts the incredible story of the Black Loyalists of Birchtown for young readers. With educational and accessible language, readers are introduced to the journey of Black American soldiers taken from Africa as slaves, their quest for freedom, the settlement and struggle of Black Loyalists on Nova Scotian soil, and the enduring spirit of their descendants in spite of a history marked by hardship and loss. Includes informative sidebars, highlighted glossary terms, recommended reading, historic timeline, an index, and dozens of historical and contemporary images.

Photo and description via Nimbus (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

About the author:

Wanda Taylor is the author of several fiction and nonfiction books, including Birchtown and the Black Loyalist; The Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children: the Hurt, the Hope and the Healing, and Ride or Die, a YA novel based on true events of a teen trafficked into the sex trade. Wanda has won the Women of Excellence Award for Arts and Culture. She currently resides in Toronto, Ontario.