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Diaries & First-Hand Accounts Pioneers and Settlement, Canada Genealogy & History More Books, Maps, & Resources - Canada | Flags of Canada Global Gazette Articles - Canada | Professional Researchers - Canada Searchable Online Data - Canada | Useful Web Links - Canada BOOK - A Stolen Life Searching for Richard Pierpoint. By: David and Peter Meyler. Goree Island was the main slave trading centre for the French off the coast of Senegal in the 1800s. Holding quarters for African captives who were to be shipped to the main fortress across the harbour, are found on the lower level of these houses. At the back of the houses are small doorways along the water's edge which were used to receive small craft which ferried cargo to and from the mainland. The people of Senegal call them "the doors of no return" In 1983 the authors learned of a man from Senegal who had been one of those who never returned. Richard Pierpoint. The authors had never heard of African settlers during their school years, and were suprised to learn of a "Pierpoint" settlement; a settlement of Africans that was here before the Scots had arrived. The mythology that has evolved depicts Canadian history stemming from two founding races, the French and the British; and this is what is taught in our schools. Other European nationalities who were here were barely mentioned in the textbooks, let alone pioneers and settlers. The authors have subtitled this book Searching for Richard Peirpoint because they have very little first hand information available in the historical records tracing Richard Pierpoints life. For this reason, much of his life can be only surmised from the stories and circumstances of other Africans in North America, and from the historical context of the times. The truly amazing fact about Capt. Peirpoint is that we know of him at all. It is for that reason that it is important to let as many people learn about him as possible. In this way, the shadows left by other Africans in North America may also be seen. Soft cover, 141pp
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