Plan 96, Fire Insurance Plan of Sydney
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Title
Plan 96, Fire Insurance Plan of Sydney
Description
The plan clearly shows the shacks Black workers lived in, and it states, "Shacks (mostly coloured tenants)." The shacks held Black, Polish, Hungarian, Italian and Newfoundlanders. The shacks were in disgusting conditions without heat or water, and many people were living in just one house.
These shacks are a big tell into the fact that for DISCO race was a bigger factor than skill, since the Black workers were hired for their skill and experience in steel but were still put in bad conditions, while white Canadians with less experience were given the actual housing that Black workers were promised.
These shacks are a big tell into the fact that for DISCO race was a bigger factor than skill, since the Black workers were hired for their skill and experience in steel but were still put in bad conditions, while white Canadians with less experience were given the actual housing that Black workers were promised.
Creator
Unknown
Source
Beaton, Elizabeth. “An African-American Community in Cape Breton, 1901-1904.” Acadiensis (Fredericton), vol. 24, no. 2, 1995, pp. 65–97.
Publisher
Beaton Institute
Date
November 1907
Rights
Beaton Institute
Files
Citation
Unknown , “Plan 96, Fire Insurance Plan of Sydney,” Black Canadian History Exhibit, accessed December 5, 2025, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/mathieu-black-canadian-history-exhibit/items/show/139.