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1938 British Empire Games
Female team wearing Canada uniforms, Barbara Howard pictured wearing number 22
"Contrast - The Newspaper That Broke Ground for Black Canadians"
An article about Contrast the Black run newspaper started in response to the Sir George Williams affair.
"Fear of a Black Nation"
A book about Black life in 1960s Montreal.
Black Bottom Nightclub New Location
Charles Burke's club had to move due to the construction of the Bonaventure Expressway. As he noted, “most cities in America and Canada, when they built these freeways, the rich people said, don’t come near my property with no outlet. So they went…
Black Power in the Caribbean
A book on Black power movements in the Caribbean in the 20th century.
Expropriation Photograph Taken in Little Burgundy Home
In 1967, city assessors documented Little Burgundy ahead of urban renewal, taking over a thousand photographs of homes, businesses, and community spaces. The closure of the local schools further disrupted the community, as citizen Yvonne McGrath…
"Students protest against racism outside the Henry F. Hall Building at SGWU"
Students protest against racism outside the Henry F. Hall Building at SGWU.
The Stages of the Little Burgundy Urban Renewal Project
The name Little Burgundy (St. Antoine District) only became a recognized neighbourhood name in the 1960s, when city officials used it to label an ambitious urban renewal project. For decades, the community had been heavily dependent on railway…