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A book focusing on the minority prison population and how they are overrepresented. It acknowledges the lack of research done into the number of admissions and how Canada is not immune to its own history.

A fact sheet stating detailed definitions and descriptions of how race is portrayed in Canada, how it fits into law, and how it is currently being processed.

Railway porters, such as F.R Blackburn, were known as conduits of culture, often coming into porting already educated and well-travelled. Their work took them through some of the busiest cultural corridors in North America. As they moved between…

Jackie Washington, born in Hamilton Ontario, served in World War II as a proud Canadian soldier and shared the same difficulties of war as any other soldier. His song “Ration Blues” sings about the same struggles any soldier faced when it came to…

Letter between "H" Division Halifax and the Sydney Sub-division (1941) deciding whether to let 2 eligible men take the test, on account of discrimination.

This report publicly acknowledges Bannister’s medal-winning success. It demonstrates how his recognition complicated racist assumptions about Black artistic capability on the national stage.

This early review documents one of Bannister’s first major public successes. It helps track how his reputation grew despite the racist skepticism circulating in white-led art circles early on.

A black and white class photo outside of a residential school, co-ed, with matching uniforms and staff.