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A photo of the crew of a ship, including showmen in minstrel show uniform.

A picture of a collage of two paper speech bubble cut-outs on a white background.

Newspaper article describing the conditions of the Shacks that immigrant workers lived in (AAs, Hungarians, polish and Newfoundlanders). The houses were described as having no sewage, the ventilation was horrible, no beds but just a very long table,…

Jackie Washington would often perform festivals or free concerts in his home town, Hamilton. He played for passion and this poster is from a free festival, one that still happens yearly at the same location in Gage Park and is attended by thousands.

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 is a preview from a 1999 documentary which included two of the most important testimonies of the Black Canadian directors scenes. Both Roger McTair, and Claire Prieto (Amongst other directors) talk about in a short 10 minutes their reason for…