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"Arrest of a * in Canada for Murder"
A black-and-white 19th-century newspaper article describing the pursuit and arrest of John Anderson and an armed mob in Missouri.
"Extradition Case"
Short 1860 newspaper report describing the preliminary hearing of John Anderson (also known as Jack Burton), who was accused of killing S.T.P. Diggs in Missouri and arrested in Simcoe. The article summarizes the extradition proceedings, witness…
"Shall Anderson the fugitive slave be surrendered?"
A contemporary newspaper article reporting the judgment issued in the John Anderson extradition case. The headline indicates a majority decision against the prisoner, reflecting the legal and political tensions surrounding the extradition of an…
"The extradition case : judgment of the court"
A newspaper headline questioning whether John Anderson, an enslaved man who fled from Missouri to Canada, should legally be surrendered to U.S. authorities under the Webster–Ashburton Treaty. The article reflects public debate in Canada West over…
"The Globe"
An editorial from The Globe responding to the John Anderson extradition crisis. The article questions whether Canada should legally surrender Anderson, an enslaved man from Missouri, to U.S. authorities. It critiques the application of the Ashburton…
“The Ashburton Treaty and the Slave Code.”
An 1860 editorial discussing the John Anderson extradition case in relation to the Ashburton Treaty and the slave code of the Southern States. The article argues that surrendering fugitives like Anderson (referred to here as “the slave Jones”) would…
“The Extradition Case: Great Meeting in the Saint Lawrence Hall, The Rights of the Slave.”
A newspaper article describing a mass public meeting held at St. Lawrence Hall in Toronto to protest the possible extradition of John Anderson, a fugitive enslaved man from Missouri. The article reports that despite severe weather, the hall was…
Christie v. The York Corporation
This Supreme Court case involved Fred Christie, a Black man from Montreal who was refused service at the York Tavern even though he had been served there before. He took them to court on the grounds of discrimination and lost with the judge saying…
Fraser v. Canada
A case regarding discrimination based on sex and maternity leave for female RCMP officers.
GRASP April 1971 Page 1
This issue of GRASP, talks about Black Cultural Day and Black empowerment through community activism. It has a special section about the role Black Women played in the struggle for equality.