Richard Rudnicki's Historical Paintings
King's Wharf, Halifax Harbour, 1814. A British frigate with officers, Royal Marine, Royal Navy and sailors. Disembarking are the Chesapeake Blacks they have rescued from slavery to undermine the American economy and for men to fight in the war.
Here's an article on them
http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/africanns/results.asp?Search=&SearchList1=4&Language=English
Freedom Halifax, 1814
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