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This book talks about the journey of many African Americans who came primarily from Oklahoma to Alberta, specifically to the Keystone/Breton area. The African Americans created a new community together, and they relied on each other for almost…

This portrait presents one of the few surviving likenesses of the artist created during his lifetime. It humanizes a man often only discussed in relation to his awards or critical reception. Showing Bannister’s face within the exhibit asserts his…

This is a 1975 propaganda poster from the People’s Republic of China and made by the artist Guo Hongwu, it is meant to emphasize the mutualistic and supportive relationship of China for African countries, here specifically Congo, with it presenting…

This 1911 letter shows how Canada used technicalities to bar Black immigrants. Officials dismissed his British status and claimed he couldn’t handle the climate, using any excuse they could find to block Black migration .

Pointing out the racial discrimination that built Canada by reproducing unequal lifestyles and normative values.

A guide to understanding key terms and words in the space for diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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.

Japanese-Canadians marching on Parliament Hill to seek redress after wrongdoings committed against them during the Second World War.

A Building on a Street