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A mountie overlooking Bow Valley, Alberta. Close in proximity to Banff.

This church was founded in 1847 to service London, Ontario's growing Black population. Seeing as they did not have the funds to construct themselves a church, they used an old home as a place to congregate. This small chapel was a common place for…

A red coat, smoking, demonstrating an image of the "true, strong, righteous" man

Rev Slater was known for being a socialist. He believed that democracy was the reason that Black people were suffering and that socialism was the only solution. His approach to the racism that Black people faced is different from that of many other…

Cheryl Foggo's life has been completely shaped by the life she grew up in and the decisions that have been made by the people before her. She uses her book and her story to emphasize the importance of the decisions of the people who came before her…

This book talks about the journey of many African Americans who came primarily from Oklahoma to Alberta, specifically to the Keystone/Breton area. The African Americans created a new community together, and they relied on each other for almost…

This is an image of Clement Virgo behind the scenes of his 1995 film Rude. In the image he is depicted smiling, happy and with Maurice Dean Wint one of the actors of the film, and then two of his producers Karen King, and Damon D’Oliveira. This image…