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A 1948 agreement between the Canadian National Railway Employees. It outlines the working conditions and wages for the employees in the union. This agreement shows that Black porters were some of the lowest paid workers, and especially the unequal…

Club Bluenote was a popular music venue that had opened up in the late 1950s and gained popularity during the 1960s, where performers such as Dianne Brooks and Shirley Matthews would often frequent and perform at. Kay Taylor and the Regents were the…

On the day of their graduation, Class of 1951 marched from Women’s College Hospital to Convocation Hall at the University of Toronto. The school’s first Black student Agnes Clinton can be seen in the photograph. She is an example of one of the first…

This image is from 2010, and it is Claire Prieto receiving her lifetime achievement award. This closing Imaged truly shows how far Black Canadian Filmmakers and Directors have gone. They were from not being recognized, underfunded, underappreciated,…

Claire Prieto is one of the four pioneering Black directors of Canada. Her first notable piece was Some Black Woman (1975) working with Roger McTair. She immigrated from Trinidad to Canada where she began pursuing her directing career and eventually…

A sketch of Richard Preston, key figure in the formation of the Campbell Road Baptist Church in Africville

Africville’s central community was heavily based around the Seaview United Baptist Church as most people in the community were religious and would come together for Sunday mass. A large part of these gatherings were the musical aspect which could…

This is a CHUM chart from April Fool's Day, 1963. This record chart brochure shows the most popular songs in Canada from this time, and features Jackie Shane with the second most popular song, "Any Other Way." This is monumental as an openly Queer…

This is an image of a music chart, specifically a CHUM Chart This record chart brochure shows the most popular songs in Canada from this time, and features Shirley Matthews with the fourth most popular song, "Big Town Boy." The CHUM Charts were an…