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The Book of Negroes is a document created by Brigadier General Samuel Birch, under the direction of Sir Guy Carleton, that records names and descriptions of 3,000 Black Loyalists, enslaved Africans who escaped to the British lines during the American Revolution and were evacuated to points in Nova Scotia as free people of colour.

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  • Book of Negroes (en)
  • Libro de los negros (es)
  • Book of Negroes (fr)
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  • The Book of Negroes is a document created by Brigadier General Samuel Birch, under the direction of Sir Guy Carleton, that records names and descriptions of 3,000 Black Loyalists, enslaved Africans who escaped to the British lines during the American Revolution and were evacuated to points in Nova Scotia as free people of colour. (en)
  • El Libro de los negros es un documento histórico que registra los nombres y descripciones de 3.000 Lealistas negros, los esclavos afroamericanos que se escaparon a las líneas británicas durante la Revolución Americana y fueron evacuados por los británicos por barco a puntos en Nueva Escocia como pueblo de color libre. (es)
  • Le Book of Negroes (littéralement « le livre des nègres ») est un registre manuscrit, datant de 1783, qui établit la liste des loyalistes noirs qui ont embarqué à New York à destination de la Nouvelle-Écosse pour quitter les États-Unis à l'issue de la guerre d'indépendance américaine. Esclaves pour la majorité d'entre eux, ils avaient choisi de combattre avec les forces britanniques, en échange de la promesse d'un affranchissement. (fr)
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