It’s a great series that focuses on representing the African Canadian experience and the Af- rican diaspora. It provides real opportunities to make connections. The Book of Negroes miniseries and the
supporting teacher guide are great resources. Teachers have access to these through CBC Curio Learning (
curio.ca/en/collection/the- book-of-negroes-1932/). The Richard Pierpoint Heritage Minute
along with the resources help teachers use a powerful 1-minute visual in the class and make connections to Black Loyalists, slavery in Canada and media literacy (thecanadi-
anencyclopedia.ca/en/studyguide/richard- pierpoint-heritage-minute/). There is also the Black History in Canada
Education Guide (
blackhistorycanada.ca/ education/LearningTools.pdf). The National Film Board has a range of
amazing resources to incorporate aspects of Black history, from animated films such as Joe, Black Soul, Christopher Changes His Name and Christopher, Please Clean Up Your Room!, to documentaries like Journey to Jus- tice, The Road Taken, Speakers for the Dead and Dresden Story. When I worked at the Harriet Tubman
Institute, we developed two groundbreaking projects on African Canadian history that use digital storytelling – Breaking the Chains: Presenting a New Narrative for Canada’s Role in the Underground Railroad and We Stand on Guard for Thee: Teaching and Learning the African Canadian Experience in the War of 1812 (
tubman.info.yorku.ca/educational- resources/). And lastly, the Archives of Ontario has a
number of online lesson plans, online exhib- its and onsite education workshops on Black history (
archives.gov.on.ca/en/education/les- son_plans_themes.aspx#black_history). I’ve compiled some resources teachers
can use on my website “Teaching African Canadian History” and continue to add to it from time to time (teachingafricancanadi-
anhistory.weebly.com/). n
Lauren Beckford is a member of the Peel Teacher Local.
Natasha Henry is a member of Peel Occasional Teacher Local. She is a curriculum consultant spe- cializing in the development of learning materials that focus on the African diasporic experience. She has written several books and has also contributed several entries to the Canadian Encyclopedia on African Canadian history. Natasha has developed the educational resources for several exhibits and web-based projects on the Black experience in Canada, including the CBC miniseries The Book of Negroes. She facilitates workshops for teachers and students on Black history.
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