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This photo captures a festive moment as Santa Claus visits the Negro Community Centre, spreading holiday cheer to children and families in the neighbourhood. Holiday gatherings reinforce intergenerational ties, bringing together families, neighbours,…

A picture of Harper Twelvetrees at the time

Women in the RCMP, a representation of the Fraser v. Canada discrimination case against female officers.

A bronze outdoor historical plaque, in Fayetteville, Ark, honouring and summarizing the escape of enslaved man Nelson Hackett from Arkansas to Canada, his recapture, extradition, and the international political consequences of the case.

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

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…

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…