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The thumbnail from Black Theatre Workshop's video in which the interview Tyrone Benskin about the impact and goals of Black Theater Workshop.

This photo shows three young girls, Eleitha Haynes, Elizabeth Phillips, and Camille Haynes, participating in Brotherhood Week at the Negro Community Centre. Brotherhood Week was an annual program designed to introduce children to different countries,…

Photograph taken by an unknown person in 1940 (according to Museum of Toronto). Ten women are in the photo: Mrs. Glinda Olive Dawthins; Mrs. Marion Dewby; Mrs. Lila Williams; Mrs. Victoria Knight; Mrs. Margrove Brooks-Lewsey; Mrs. Ella Crowley; Mrs.…

The photo shows the Women's Auxiliary part of the BSCP in Toronto. It was made up of the wives of Black railway porters, they played a big role in organizing meetings and keeping records. They also hosted events and held union activities when the…

The Photo shows four Black railway porters Shirley Jackson, Pete Stevens, Harry Gairey, and Jimmy Downes, standing beside a train. Jackson and Gairey were leaders in organizing the BSCP, which was the first Black union in Canada to win a contract…

This medal represents the type of award Bannister won in 1876, symbolizing official validation of his artistic excellence. Its inclusion emphasizes the institutional significance of his achievement.

A bird’s-eye panoramic map showing the city of Brantford in 1875: streets, waterways, buildings, surrounding landscape and grid layout as it existed in the late 19th century.

The Book of Negroes is one of the most important records of Black migration to British North America. Created at the end of the American Revolution, it documents the names, ages, and physical descriptions of around 3000 Black Loyalists. Much like the…