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Illuminating two hundred years of lost Black History through the lens of an iconic abolitionist settlement
In the Light of Dawn shines a spotlight on the Dawn Settlement, a historic abolitionist community in rural Ontario led by Reverend Josiah Henson (the real "Uncle Tom" of Harriet Beecher Stowe's landmark anti-slavery novel), and reveals how the town's scope and impact eclipses previously narrow interpretations as a "failed" utopian colony at a terminus of the Underground Railroad.
Along a 200-year continuum of resistance and contribution, Dawn's history (and that of its residents) often intersects with pivotal international events and, beyond Henson, features important abolitionist figures like Fredrick Douglass and Civil Rights movement figures like Rosa Parks. Activism from 19th-century Pennsylvania's Black Elite and other major American centres runs like a golden thread through successive generations in Dawn, resulting in landmark actions such as the challenge to segregation of private businesses and publicly funded schools.
Far from being a failed colony, the Dawn Settlement emerges here as a vibrant community whose residents drove wider societal change. In the Light of Dawn presents an expansive yet nuanced account of a small rural town that challenges traditional notions of Black History and the contributions of early Black pioneers, leaving behind an enduring legacy.
Contents
Foreword by Dr. Afua Cooper
Introduction
Chapter 1. Locating the Dawn Settlement in the Historical Landscape
Chapter 2. Beyond the Underground Railroad: Migrations to the Dawn Settlement in the Fur Trading Era
Chapter 3. The Shared Dream of Education: The Founding of the British American Institute
Chapter 4. The Seeds of Discord: Exploring the Political Landscape of Dawn
Chapter 5. The British American Institute: The Early Days of Success and Growth
Chapter 6. Henson's Rising Star: Beyond the Fictional Uncle Tom
Chapter 7. The Rev. John Scoble and the Decline of the British American Institute
Chapter 8. "Who Has Not Heard of William Whipper?": Exploring the World of the Black Elite
Chapter 9. "And Still They Come!": The Black Elite Migration to Dawn
Chapter 10. The Intellectual Migration: The Ideas and Ideals of the Black Elite Come to the Dawn Settlement
Chapter 11. "I Never Seen Greater Minds to Learn": Dawn's Missionary Influence
Chapter 12. Dennis Hill and the Fight to Desegregate Common Schools
Chapter 13. Leaving the Promised Land: The Haitian Emigration Movement
Chapter 14. The Storms of War
Chapter 15. The Final Battle for the bai: Brown and Scoble vs. Wright and Myers
Chapter 16. Restructuring the bai to Serve a Changing Society
Chapter 17. A Time to Die and a Time to Mourn: The Fate of Dawn's Early Leaders
Chapter 18. Migration, Resistance, and Contribution in a New Century
Chapter 19. Answering the Call: Contributions to Community and Military
Chapter 20. The nua Story: The Continued Resistance to Segregation
Chapter 21. The Journey Towards a More Authentic History
Afterword: The Road Ahead
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Notes
Index
