Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-235) and index.
Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; 1. On a Quest; 2. In the Beginning; 3. The Canadian Alternative; 4. Early Black Churches in Toronto; 5. The Elgin Settlement; 6. Back in Toronto; 7. Off to War; 8. Dr. Abbott and the Civil War; 9. The Grand Army of the Republic; 10. Early Medical Practice in the Nineteenth Century; 11. Settling Down; 12. The Country Life; 13. Education -- Separate But Equal?; 14. The Political Arena; 15. The Dundas Years; 16. The Chicago Years; 17. Dr. Abbott's Philosophy: An African-Canadian Perspective; 18. The Separation Begins; 19. Fade to Black.
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A chance encounter led Catherine Slaney to investigate her family genealogy and revealed her great-grandfather, Dr. A.R. Abbott, Canada's first African-Canadian doctor.