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Oliver Jones is another important African-Canadian pianist and Jazz musician, especially with regards to his influence on Little Burgundy, a neighborhood in Montreal, Quebec, which became a hub for African diaspora cultural expression. An influential…

This is a 1957 building permit application submitted by Matilda Newman, a resident of Africville. The permit, approved by the City of Halifax’s Office of the Building Inspector, is a record of Newman’s request “to occupy” a building within the…

This repair permit for the Seaview United Baptist Church highlights both the church’s significance in Africville and Deacon Ralph Jones’s commitment as an individual community leader. The permit shows that residents actively worked to maintain and…

The Nova Scotia Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded in 1945 by Rev. William Pearly Oliver at the Cornwallis Street Baptist Church. They wanted to improve living conditions for Black Nova Scotians and fight discrimination.…

map of Cape Breton Island showing the location of Louisbourg

This news broadcast was produced by Nick Purdon and the CBC News in 2014, entitled “How a group stood up for civil rights in an Ontario town”, which develops on the aforementioned story of Bromley Armstrong and Ruth Lor as they revisit the same…

This newspaper commentary provides one of the earliest accounts of Bannister’s reception within cultural circles. The Globe notes the praises for his artistic achievements while acknowledging that it is still framed through the racism he endured. The…

Clipping from a newspaper, left and right columns of text under bolded title