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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:41:55 GMT--><rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:rss="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:cc="http://web.resource.org/cc/"><rss:channel rdf:about="http://www.emancipation.ca/black-history/"><rss:title>Black History</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.emancipation.ca/black-history/</rss:link><rss:description></rss:description><dc:language>en-CA</dc:language><dc:date>2010-07-31T10:41:55Z</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.squarespace.com/">Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</admin:generatorAgent><rss:items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.emancipation.ca/black-history/the-american-emancipation-proclamation.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.emancipation.ca/black-history/emancipation-history.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.emancipation.ca/black-history/early-black-canadian-history.html"/></rdf:Seq></rss:items></rss:channel><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.emancipation.ca/black-history/the-american-emancipation-proclamation.html"><rss:title>The American Emancipation Proclamation</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.emancipation.ca/black-history/the-american-emancipation-proclamation.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-01-21T19:48:52Z</dc:date><dc:subject>American Civil War American Civil War Emancipation Emancipation Lincoln Slavery Slavery Underground Railway</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free; and the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons, and will do no act or acts to repress such persons, or any of them, in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.emancipation.ca/black-history/emancipation-history.html"><rss:title>Emancipation History</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.emancipation.ca/black-history/emancipation-history.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-01-21T19:30:45Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Black History Emancipation Slavery Underground Railway</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[A timeline from 6000 B.C. to the present.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.emancipation.ca/black-history/early-black-canadian-history.html"><rss:title>Early Black Canadian History</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.emancipation.ca/black-history/early-black-canadian-history.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-01-21T19:07:53Z</dc:date><dc:subject>American Revolution American Revolution Black Canadians Black Canadians Black History Black History Emancipation Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman Racism Underground Railroad Underground Railway War of 1812 War of 1812</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Black Canadian history is very closely connected to African American history. In fact, until very recently, most Blacks came to Canada from the U.S. This article will show how two key U.S. historical events &mdash; The American Revolution and the War of 1812 &mdash; as well as the Underground Railway movement &mdash; form the roots of Black history in Canada.]]></content:encoded></rss:item></rdf:RDF>