Black Canadians: History, Experience, Social Conditions » (Second edition)

Joseph Mensah is the coordinator of the international development studies program at York University and the author of Globalization and the Human Factor, Neoliberalism and Globalization in Africa, and Understanding Economic Reforms in Africa. He lives in Toronto.

For researchers seeking detailed information about the black diaspora in North America, this authoritative reference provides more than 300 years of black Canadian history, from the first migration of slaves, black loyalists, and Civil War refugees to the expansive movement brought about by the establishment of the point system in 1967. Venturing beyond established orthodoxies and simplistic solutions to discuss contentious ethno-racial problems in Canada, this critique addresses housing, the labor market, sports management, and race and ethnic relations. This new edition expands the regional coverage of black history, updates all the statistics with the 2006 census data, and adds important new material on multiculturalism and employment equity.