Dresden Restaraunt Discrimination

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Title

Dresden Restaraunt Discrimination

Description

The photo shows Lyle Talbot, Louis Hall, and Phillip Shad, three Black men from Dresden who were refused service at local restaraunts in the 1950s. They were part of the Dresden sit ins and led to the first real enforcement of anti-discrimination laws in Ontario.

Creator

Photographer unknown

Source

Levy, Genelle. “How activists fought racist restaurateurs in southwestern Ontario.” TVO https://www.tvo.org/article/how-activists-fought-racist-restaurateurs-in-southwestern-ontario

Publisher

TVO

Date

September 28, 1954

Rights

© Toronto Daily Star

Files

dresden.png

Citation

Photographer unknown , “Dresden Restaraunt Discrimination,” Black Canadian History Exhibit, accessed December 5, 2025, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/mathieu-black-canadian-history-exhibit/items/show/682.