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Menelik Hall—Sydney, Cape Breton. The hall was constructed between 1935 and 1936 by Black residents of Sydney. In the hall Marcus Garvey gave his "the work that has been done" speech in 1937 to members of the Sydney branch of the UNIA. This was…

Reproduction of a newspaper article about the UNIA band on Laurier Street in Whitney Pier. Members are marching the street with instruments and banners in support of a movement advocating "Africa for the Africans." The UNIA was prominent among Black…

- Both Black & white workers are present in this photo, which some could say means that they got along enough to take a photo all together or knowing that the higher-ups at DISCO were using their black workers to try and recruit more Black…

Due cards for active members of the UNIA. The UNIA in Glace Bay was a formal organization taking records of who came and when they came into the UNIA.

Founder of the UNIA, a movement for racial uplifting in areas like industrial and educational opportunities for Black people. Even though mainly in America, it took root in Canada around 1918-1920, with Glace Bay or Montreal being the first in…

UNIA member meeting

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…

This watercolour painting showcases an overseer supervising two enslaved women as they work on a plantation. Although the scene takes place in Virginia, it somewhat reflects the labour performed by enslaved Black Canadians. They carried out similar…

This document represents a significant turning point in the history of Canadian slavery. Issued by Intendant Jacques Raudot, a high-ranking royal official in New France, in 1709, this ordinance officially recognized the right of colonists to own…

The Code Noir was one of the most crucial legal documents in shaping the system of slavery throughout the French colonial Empire, including New France, which would later become Canada. Written and issued under the reign of Louis XIV, the Sun King…