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This is a photo taken of residents attending a meeting at Seaview United Baptist Church in 1962 to discuss and oppose a report by the City of Halifax’s development department that would lead to the demolition of the settlement and the forced…

The Photo shows a struggle for equality in education, together Black communities organized themselves and refused to accept the treatment they were receiving and took to the streets. Protests such as these led to the eventual closures of all…

Another photo of the last segregated school in Ontario. The children were educated in poor conditions with outdated supplies and contaminated wells. Students were forced to stay due to the racist school system.

The photo shows both Daisy and Oscar Peterson playing piano. Oscar would soon become one of the greatest jazz pianists in the world. His music strengthened the human rights movement becoming a symbol of Black excellence and bringing both white and…

This Photo shows the Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Edmonton in 1921. It was both a place of worship and a social and political centre for Black families to congregate. Through the church, they built networks, youth programs, choirs,…

The photo shows Lyle Talbot, Louis Hall, and Phillip Shad, three Black men from Dresden who were refused service at local restaraunts in the 1950s. They were part of the Dresden sit ins and led to the first real enforcement of anti-discrimination…

This photo shows students standing outside the last segregated Black school in Ontario. This marked the end of a long and painful chapter in Canadian history spanning more than a century. Representing the long struggle Black Canadians faced on their…

Canadian children playing road hockey in Vancouver, Canada, demonstrating the strong multicultural life of Canadian residents.

Jefferson Edwards was an important part of the early Black settlers in Alberta. He was one of the first to settle in Amber Valley and became an important community leader. He had worked hard in order to bring his wife to Canada. He cared a lot about…

A newspaper article written by Patrick Nicholson for the Daily Mercury’s Ottawa Report in October 1953. Nicholson discusses the Fair Employment Practices Act, which prohibited discrimination on the basis of race (among other things) in jobs with…