Menelik Hall
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Title
Menelik Hall
Description
Menelik Hall—Sydney, Cape Breton. The hall was constructed between 1935 and 1936 by Black residents of Sydney. In the hall Marcus Garvey gave his "the work that has been done" speech in 1937 to members of the Sydney branch of the UNIA. This was during his run of travelling and speaking to all 3 of the UNIA chapters in Cape Breton: Glace Bay, Sydney, and New Waterford.
Creator
Elizabeth Beaton & Mary Elizabeth Keating
Source
Keating, Mary Elizabeth, and Elizabeth Beaton. From the Pier, Dear! : Images of a Multicultural Community. Sydney, N.S: Whitney Pier Historical Society, 1993.
Publisher
Whitney Pier Historical Society
Date
No date given
Rights
Mary Elizabeth Keating & Elizabeth Beaton
Type
Digital image of a photograph
Files
Citation
Elizabeth Beaton & Mary Elizabeth Keating, “Menelik Hall,” Black Canadian History Exhibit, accessed January 21, 2026, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/mathieu-black-canadian-history-exhibit/items/show/39.