Nigger Rock

Nigger Rock is an informal cemetery located on privately owned farmlands in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada.[1][2] The cemetery site is marked by a large black limestone that borders the fields, "Nigger Rock" was the burial place for enslaved Black and indentured people enterred between 1783 and 1833.[3][4] The burial site is located in Saint-Armand, Quebec.[5][6][7][8] An annual pilgrimage to the cemetery and the Philipsburg United Methodist Church is organised by The Black Coalition of Quebec each summer.[9] The pilgrimage often occurs close to the date of August 1, which is recognised as Emancipation Day in Canada. The Philipsburg United Methodist Church and congregation participated in the Underground Railroad providing refuge for Black fugutives fleeing enslavement. The church now operate as a privately owned museum serving to protect the Black history of the region.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Black Cemeteries Force Us to Re-examine Our History with Slavery | The Walrus". 28 May 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  2. ^ Lowrie, Morgan (1 October 2016). "La reconnaissance de Nigger Rock comme site historique demandée". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  3. ^ Lowrie, Morgan (1 October 2016). "La reconnaissance de Nigger Rock comme site historique demandée". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  4. ^ Viao, Roland (9 October 2003). Ceux de nigger rock (in French). LIBRE EXPRESSION. ISBN 2891119991.
  5. ^ Nelson, Charmaine A. (28 May 2018). "Black Cemeteries Force Us to Re-examine Our History with Slavery". The Walrus. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  6. ^ Arpin, Claude (26 January 1997). "Buried beneath racism". The Ottawa Citizen. Southam Newspapers. p. D9.
  7. ^ Hamilton, Graeme (17 May 2002). "Slaves' graves marked for historic site". National Post. p. A6.
  8. ^ Cherry, Paul (6 August 1997). "Council passes on slave grave". The Gazette. p. A8.
  9. ^ "Nigger Rock à Saint-Armand". video.telequebec.tv. Retrieved 1 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Baltimore-Washington Conference UMC". www.bwcumc.org. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  11. ^ "NCUGRHA - People & Places - Canada". northcountryundergroundrailroad.com. Retrieved 1 August 2025.

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