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This is a photograph of the Africville Sea-sides 1922 team that played in the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes. It highlights the pride, talent, and leadership found within Africville, and it connects strongly to the legacy of Aaron “Pa”…

Issue of a 19th-century legal periodical from Upper Canada, containing law reports, court notices, and local courts’ gazette material for the period.

Aaron “Pa” Carvery’s marriage license registered in 1927, offers an intimate look into his life after his hockey years, showing him listed as a labourer, a detail that reflects both his personal resilience and the realities faced by many Africville…

An animated image of people of different skin colours holding different kinds of signs, all protesting against anti-black racism.

An advertisement in the Sister Vision Press for Quota Magazine in Toronto from 1993 with the subtitle, “For lesbian news, reviews, meviews, fun, information ... and more!”. This advertisement gave readers access to more queer media and information,…

Cy McLean described the racial discrimination he faced while touring Canada and about how he had problems getting into the musicians union. Even after accomplishing the task of finding work and gigs to play at, he continued to encounter difficulties…

Raymond Coker was a sleeping car porter in 1953 and talks about how his life was before the Fair Employment Practices Act and expresses how difficult financial life was then for a Black man trying to support his family. He recalls wanting to make a…