Africa's Children

This extensively researched history traces the lives of black families of the Yarmouth area of Nova Scotia who, still enslaved at the time, arrived with the influx of black loyalists and landed in Shelburne in 1783.

Sharon Robart-Johnson has a rich cultural background comprised of both African and European ancestry. Born in the South End of Yarmouth, she is a thirteenth-generation Nova Scotian and part of her heritage dates back to the early slaves who were brought to the Digby County area in the late 1700s and to the Black Loyalists who arrived in Shelburne in 1783. Her passion for reseraching Black history began in 1993. Sharon, her husband, and son live in the (at one time) all-Black community of Greenville, Yarmouth County.

"This book is a testament to one's heritage, a belief in one's ancestors, and a record of truth ... no told!" -- Dr Henry V. Bishop, chief curator, Black Cultural Centre, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia "Africa's Children is a leap forward in helping us to learn from our mistakes. One significant book does make a difference." -- Atlantic Books Today Spring 2010 Robart-Johnson traces the careers of Yarmouth born and bred Africadian heroes, heroines, and a few villains too. Her careful research and lively prose establish once again that we descend from hardy inventive and resourceful souls. - The Chronicle Herald (Canada) Feb 2013