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Charles Burke's club had to move due to the construction of the Bonaventure Expressway. As he noted, “most cities in America and Canada, when they built these freeways, the rich people said, don’t come near my property with no outlet. So they went…

An archival front page of The Globe, Toronto from 2 December, 1845. The page is densely printed with columns of text, advertisements, and a masthead reading “The Globe.”

An 1860 editorial discussing the John Anderson extradition case in relation to the Ashburton Treaty and the slave code of the Southern States. The article argues that surrendering fugitives like Anderson (referred to here as “the slave Jones”) would…

A black and white photo of Black Theatre Canada founder, Vera Cudjoe in 1981.

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 advertisement documents Duncanson’s active exhibition presence in Montreal during the early 1860s. It provides crucial evidence of how Black artists circulated in Canadian art markets despite racial and institutional barriers.

The St. Antoine District emerged in the late 19th century as one of Montreal’s most important centres of Black life, shaped by both geography and opportunity. Its location near the rail yards and Canadian Pacific Railway depot drew many Black men…

Founded in 1957 by Charlie Burke, the Black Bottom opened at 1350 rue Saint-Antoine Ouest in Petite-Burgundy, the heart of Montreal’s Black community. The club quickly became one of the city’s most vibrant venues, celebrated for its affordable…