The Book of Negroes was created to document the former slaves who were eligible to leave; it was assembled by Samuel Birch, the namesake of Birchtown, Nova Scotia, under the direction …

The document contains records on 3000 Africans; the former slaves recorded in the Book of Negroes were evacuated to British North America, where they were settled in the newly …

Abducted from her village in West Africa, eleven-year-old Aminata Diallo is forced into a slave coffle and must endure a horrific ocean crossing.

The Book of Negroes tells the story of Aminata Diallo, who makes this same journey after she is captured by slave traders in Africa and brought to America. Aminata’s story illustrates the …

Those who successfully gained their freedom from American enslavers were entered into the ‘Book of Negroes’, and assigned to a ship departing New York. The Book names each man, …

But years later, she forges her way to freedom, serving the British in the Revolutionary War, registering her name in the historic “Book of Negroes” and eventually travelling back to Africa.

A universal story of loss, courage and triumph, “The Book of Negroes” recounts the extraordinary journey of Aminata Diallo, an indomitable African woman who survives in a world in which …

Jan 18, 2007 · Lawrence Hill’s non-fiction book, Blood: The Stuff of Life was published in September 2013 by House of Anansi Press. Blood is a personal consideration of the physical, …

This inspiring epic recounts the journey of a young West African woman who's forced into slavery in America and fights to reclaim her freedom. Watch trailers & learn more.

The Book of Negroes is a 2007 novel from Canadian writer Lawrence Hill. In the United States, Australia and New Zealand, the novel was published under the title Someone Knows My Name.