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FROM UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON (BlackPast.Org)

Rogers, Brittany Rose

University of Washington, Seattle

writes,



In 1858, blacks from California were invited by British Columbia Governor James Douglas to take up land in the new colony. In the United States, many blacks were denied rights such as citizenship rights, suffrage rights, and the right to homestead land, and they saw British Columbia as a place of freedom. Upon welcoming black settlers to Saltspring Island, James Douglas distributed land to the new settlers,… Continue

Added by Peter Ramsey on November 11, 2009 at 9:21am — No Comments

Church And Community Information

Salt Spring Island Tourist Information

http://www.gulfislandstourism.com/islands/saltspring_about.shtml



Salt Spring Island, Community Gospel Chapel

http://communitygospelchapel.com/



Other Churches…

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Added by Peter Ramsey on November 11, 2009 at 9:13am — No Comments

Historic Black Churches

I have lived on Salt Spring Island since 1963. Salt Spring is part of the Gulf Islands (between Vancouver, Canada and Seattle, Washington), neighbors of the San Juan Islands in the USA.



We moved here when I was just 8 years old, during the tragic aftermath of the JFK assassination. I have grown to love this community and attend the Full Gospel Community Chapel at Central.



The first church here was built by former slaves from Missouri who travelled first by covered wagon to… Continue

Added by Peter Ramsey on August 19, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

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