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This is a photograph taken of members of the Chinese Association of Trinidad and Tobago (at least is now currently referred to as such) in 1929. While 1929 is fairly before the website’s focus period, it is useful in contextualising how the Chinese…

This catalogue provides the formal record of Bannister’s award-winning participation in the Centennial Exhibition. It is essential evidence of how his talent was recognized at a national level despite racial prejudice.

Blank scoresheet for an Oakland Oaks baseball game, given to spectators

This painting depicts a calm oak grove with Bannister’s characteristic atmospheric depth. Though seemingly simple, it reflects his commitment to claiming legitimate space within the landscape tradition dominated by white artists. Its inclusion…

Six student nurses, including one of African descent, studying in the library at Winnipeg General Hospital school of nursing between the year 1930 to 1960.

This is a political cartoon entitled “Not ready for these shoes.” designed by Don Resse and published by The Montreal Star in 1960. While other materials discuss this subject more concretely, it is now worth discussing how during the 1960s, the world…

In "Building an Empire, Uplifting a Race: Race, Uplift, and Transnational Alliances," chapter four of her book, "North of the Color Line," Dr. Saje Mathieu discusses how members of the Order of Sleeping Car Porters worked with other core groups and…