Joseph Mensah

Joseph Mensah is Coordinator of International Development Studies Program at York University.

 

 

 

 

 

Books by Joseph Mensah

Black Canadians

Black Canadians

History, Experience, Social Conditions

Joseph Mensah

This timely and overdue book brings into perspective the history, experience and social conditions of Black Canadians. It looks not just at recent Black immigrants to Canada but delves into their history. The first Black people came as slaves of the early European settlers. They were followed by Black loyalists and refugees from the civil war in the United States. But their numbers were small. It is only since the introduction of the “point system” in 1967 that Black people began to… (more information)

Black Canadians

Black Canadians

History, Experience, Social Conditions, 2nd edition

Joseph Mensah

Black Canadians provides an authoritative reference for teachers, students and the general public who seek to know more about the Black Diaspora in North America. Arguments made in this book may be unpleasant for those with little appetite for pointed, provocative views and analysis from the standpoint of Black people. For those with a genuine interest in venturing beyond established orthodoxies and simplistic solutions to the contentious ethno-racial problems in Canada, this book will be insightful… (more information)