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A video overviewing key events in Canada's history pertaining to anti-black racism. It highlights key protests starting in the 1960s all the way to the 2010s.

A black-and-white 19th-century newspaper article describing the pursuit and arrest of John Anderson and an armed mob in Missouri.

A column from the Glasgow Weekly Times dating back to October 13, 1853, announcing the death of Seneca Diggs.

A column from the Glasgow Weekly Times dating back to September 20, 1860 explaining some of the John Anderson extradition case details.

Full link to the educational video: https://youtu.be/JvjH3cGV9QI
The Colour of Immunity is a 1991 educational video made by Black CAP (The Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention) to educate Black Canadians on the AIDS crisis and preventative measures…

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…

A newspaper review in the Sister Vision Press of “The Very Inside”, an anthology of writing by Asian and Pacific Islander queer women edited by Sharon Lim-Hing. This is another example of the Sister Vision Press helping the voices of queer people…

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.

​​Film and the City: The Urban Imaginary in Canadian Cinemabook is a book that explores the Canadian urban perspective on screen. This book has many different sections about Clement Virgo's film Rude (1995). The book talks about Rude being the first…

This watercolour represents the arrival of Black Loyalists in Sierra Leone, an act of defiance following the disappointments of life in Nova Scotia. For those who left, the journey was more than just an escape, as it meant a chance to build a…