Canada

Dear Diary

I am so lucky that I escaped from USA to Canada using the Underground Railroad. Here in Canada there is so much opportunities such as-farming, nurturing, nursing etc. I had the freedom to study which I would have never been able to do in USA. I was so successful after coming to Canada that my teacher told me to apply for a job. She educated me. She advised me what to do if I got the job. With her help I became a librarian. I got a very good salary. Most of the citizens in Canada  think that we are all equal. They don't care about our complexion. Equality is something that we slaves didn't experience for a very long time. Canada gave us food and shelter, but what really gave us is respect.There is no violence, no war just peace and quiet . I can get enough sleep , but in America the only sound you would hear is gun shots and people yelling and crying.

My House

The government of Canada helped the slaves to cross the borders. Everyday hundreds of slaves will come to Canada. They will be given a starting fee of about $10 to start their living. After I finished my studies, I bought my own house near The West Coast. I built my house myself. It wasn't a really big house, but it was mine. And I was proud of it. I cam to Canada in 1856. During that time, The Grand Trunk Railroad was built which opened a road between Toronto and Montreal. A 65-men militia was defending the upper east borders of Canada during The Civil War. They were signed by Canada's future minister Mackenzie Bowell. In 1861 Joseph Howe became the Premier Nova Scotia. Later in 1867 British Colonies in North America united under the British North American Act to become the Dominion of Canada.

After settling in Canada I guided my fellow men inside the borders of Canada. After they came to Canada to have a bright future, I taught them how to read & write. They would come to my house at dawn. Then I would tell them that reading is the key to success. If you read, then you get better and educated  job. you can have your own house, farms, cattles. We made a community for the black people who come here from USA to discuss the problems they are facing, how to overcome their problems,discuus the feelings that we felt about being tortured. We counseled each other to go on the right path.



Strawberry Pastry



I started a bakery buisness, and I am making a living by that.The buiness is going real good.I remember what my mother always used to make  those strawberry pastries. Those were really good but the family didnt have enough money to afford all the ingredients for that.So I decided to use make those strawberry pastries for my buinsness and they are a real seller.