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- Both Black & white workers are present in this photo, which some could say means that they got along enough to take a photo all together or knowing that the higher-ups at DISCO were using their black workers to try and recruit more Black…

This blanket was made as a tribute to Dr Shadd and hangs in the Melfort & District Museum. It shows just how important Dr Shadd was the the Melfort community and the surrounding area that there was a blanket made with images of Dr. Shadd.

In her journal article, Blacks on Canadian Railways, Agnes Calliste breaks down the times of Black men working as sleeping car porters into three periods. The first is from 1917-1939. Black men were excluded from railway unions, so the Order of…

A book on Black power movements in the Caribbean in the 20th century.

A newspaper clipping about Charles Daniels, an African-Canadian man. It details the case and outcome when he was refused admittance to a local theatre.

Article in Marcus Garvey's, The Black Man mag detailing His speech "The work that has been done" he told at Menelik Hall, Sydney, Nova Scotia. Speaking to Sydney U.N.I.A members.

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…

A newspaper clipping of black leaders, Brenda Dasg and Rosie Douglas. The clipping is a case where they will be awaiting sentencing.