Now known as an upscale tourist destination, few people realize that Saltspring Island, British Columbia was seen as a land of freedom and of opportunity for many blacks in the mid-19th Century.  It was a new frontier where blacks were granted rights by the British that had been denied to them in the United States. In the 1850s, Saltspring Island was an attractive place to settle because of its … Continue reading Revisit: SALTSPRING ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA