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Black Power in the Caribbean
A book on Black power movements in the Caribbean in the 20th century.
Black Bottom Nightclub New Location
Charles Burke's club had to move due to the construction of the Bonaventure Expressway. As he noted, “most cities in America and Canada, when they built these freeways, the rich people said, don’t come near my property with no outlet. So they went…
"Fear of a Black Nation"
A book about Black life in 1960s Montreal.
"Contrast - The Newspaper That Broke Ground for Black Canadians"
An article about Contrast the Black run newspaper started in response to the Sir George Williams affair.
1938 British Empire Games
Female team wearing Canada uniforms, Barbara Howard pictured wearing number 22
The Diary of Simeon Perkins
an excerpt from a diary detailing the events of the Shelbourne race riots
The Black Loyalists in Nova Scotia and Sierra Leone
a detailing of black loyalists in Nova Scotia, and their later settling in Sierra Leone