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A multi-disciplinary research centre in recognition of Harriet Tubman’s commitment to social change and advocacy. Our purpose is clear - to become the world’s foremost research centre in the study of the voluntary and forced movement of African peoples throughout the globe and the subsequent impact on mankind’s past, present and future.
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  • Breaking The Chains Website Launches!
     On May 10 and 11, 2012, The Harriet Tubman Institute and the Augmented Reality Lab in the Faculty of Fine Arts at York University, in cooperation with the History Department, Brock University; the Central Ontario Network for Black History; and the St. Catharines Museum, hosted an important and inspiring Workshop entitled We Stand on Guard for Thee: African Canadians in the War of 1812. The...
    May 16, 2012
  • A 200-year-old war gets personal
    ST. CATHARINES - He went from being a slave in Quebec to a soldier who shed his blood on the battlefield of Lundy’s Lane. His name was John Baker, and he was among the African-Canadians who took up arms and fought for a Canada yet to be.
    May 14, 2012
  • New Publication in The Harriet Tubman Series on the African Diaspora
    Remembering Africa & its Diasporas: Memory, Public History & Representations of the Past. eds. Audra A. Diptee and David V. Trotman  
    May 07, 2012
  • Professor Robin Law Awarded The Harriet Tubman Institute Award for Research Excellence 2012
    This award is presented to a deserving scholar in recognition of his or her significant research contribution to the study of African History, and to the global context of the African Diaspora.
    May 02, 2012
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Upcoming Events

  • 201204May
    Centre d'études africaines (Ceaf)
    José C. Curto, professeur invité à l’EHESS au mois de mai 2012. José C. Curto, est professeur associé au Département d’histoire de l’Université York, Toronto, Canada. Il est également co-Directeur du Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on the Global Migrations of African Peoples de l’Université York et a...
    May 04, 2012 - 12:00am - May 28, 2012 - 12:00am
  • 201226May
    Book Launch/Lanzamiento del Libro "El Lirio del Prado" by Reynaldo Fernandez Pavon
    Reynaldo Fernandez Pavon Poet, composer and music producer makes another incursion into literature, this time in the genre of the novel, and offers an attractive work full of creativity.
    May 26, 2012 - 06:30pm - 08:00pm
  • 201214Jun
    Black Corps: War of 1812 Dance Show at the Fleck Dance Theatre at Harbourfront Centre, Toronto
    Celebrating Canadian history and Canadian heroes during the War of 1812 Bicentennial, Black Corps: War of 1812 is about the unheard story of 35 black men who fought and won fame during the war. This black militia, led by Richard Pierpoint, was integral in the victory of the British (Loyalists) over the United States (Patriots).
    Jun 14, 2012 - 08:00pm - Jun 16, 2012 - 10:00pm
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