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This poster from World War 1 was made to recruit Black Canadians to the No. 2 Construction Battalion, which was the only segregated Black battalion in Canadian History. The Poster is outright discriminating Black People yet asking them to serve, and…

A newspaper review in the Sister Vision Press of “The Very Inside”, an anthology of writing by Asian and Pacific Islander queer women edited by Sharon Lim-Hing. This is another example of the Sister Vision Press helping the voices of queer people…

In 1928 Rufus Rockhead applied for a beer license, only to be told by the commissioner, “You know we don’t give licenses to coloured people.” Undeterred, Rockhead spent eleven months navigating bureaucracy, leveraging connections, and persistently…

Newspaper page from The Clarion about Viola Desmond's Court Case, discussing what the case is about and when the trial will occur.

Recollection of Mattie Mayes' decedents

This is an image of the New Horizons Baptist Church in its current state. This church was founded and constructed in 1832, making it almost 200 years old. This shows the resilience of the founders and the subsequent leaders of this church, because…

A picture of Nettie Ware when she received her honourary doctorate from the University of Lethbridge in 1982. Nettie dedicated her whole life to contributing to the community, and as a result, she received a doctorate that she deserved. She received…