We're rooted here and they can't pull us up : essays in African Canadian women's history / Peggy Bristow [and five others], coordinators.

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p> This long overdue history will prove welcome reading for anyone interested in Black history and race relations. It provides a much-needed text for senior high school and university courses in Canadian history, women's history, and women's studies.

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CHOICE Review

African Canadian history is characterized by a marked paucity of material; for African Canadian women, the deficiencies are even more profound. As contributors note in their introduction, this volume is not the pinnacle of research into the field, yet it does provide a necessary starting point. In addition, the collection offers a desperately needed introduction to the little-known documentary sources available to researchers. As such, this volume counters the common assertion that there are no primary data available for the study of black experiences in Canada. Further, contributors do not fall prey to the temptation to present all such experiences in the same light; the diversity of African Canadian women's experiences is fully acknowledged. Each of the six authors writes from a unique angle and covers distinct subject matter. The result is a vast amount of information that, although not tightly interwoven, is nevertheless extremely valuable. Essays are relatively jargon-free and will interest readers at all levels in a variety of disciplines.