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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…

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 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 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…

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 The children were educated in poor conditions with outdated supplies and contaminated wells.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 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…

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…

This photo shows Deacon Ralph B. Jones of the Seaview United Baptist Church delivering a speech during a 1962 community meeting held inside the church. The gathering was organized in response to the City of Halifax’s plans to demolish Africville and…

This photo of the Africville Museum in Halifax. It is on the original site of the Seaview United Baptist Church and was built to be a replica of the church that once stood at the centre of the community.It is important for understanding the…

A photograph of Matilda Newman inside her grocery and confectionary store in Africville, this image captures Newman within the context of the everyday rhythm of her work. She's standing in front of shelves stocked with the goods she would have been…