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A letter from A. Philip Randolph, the president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP), to Stanley Grizzle, written in March 1955. Randolph thanks Grizzle for his prior letter, in which Grizzle brought to attention the fact that Black men…

A blue and yellow button created for the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters in 1951. It was likely used to show that it belonged to a porter who had paid his monthly membership fee. Although sleeping car porters were only paid a meagre amount, being…

Graduate photo of Sylvia Waddell

In his memoir, 'My Name’s Not George,' former porter and activist Stanley G. Grizzle gives his account of his time as a sleeping car porter and of the history of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP). For years, Black employees couldn’t…

Women in the RCMP, a representation of the Fraser v. Canada discrimination case against female officers.

Statistics garnered from a survey targeted towards minorities in Canada. It is judged from levels of discrimination, discovering two of the most marginalized groups in Canada.

Sikh men aboard the Komagata Maru, an immigration boat, heading for Canada.

Police are tossing students into a pile near Toronto Avenue at the U.S. Consulate. The demonstration was in support of the civil rights workers in the state of Alabama.

A bill was set into the council of the Immigration Act prohibiting any person of African descent from entering Canada for one year. The explanation was that they were deemed unsuitable for the climate and requirements.

Section 91 (24) of the British North America Act, 1867, was perceived as an act to help the Indigenous population, but was truly an act to assimilate their community.