In this episode of the History Slam, Sean Graham talks with Rita Shelton Deverell about her new book American Refugees: Turning to Canada for Freedom. They discuss her personal story and its influence on the book, American immigration to Canada in the popular imagination, and what has traditionally drawn American immigrants to Canada. They also chat about racism in Canada and the United States, colonialism’s influence on perceptions of diversity, and the current state of Canadian-American relations.