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This 1951 Supreme Court case struck down a racist real estate covenant that banned the sale of land to anyone who was "Jewish", "Semitic", "Negro", or "coloured." This ruling was important because it effectively ended the use of racist housing…

This essay in the book Leading the Way: Black Women in Canada, it shows the impact of Jennifer Hodge de Silva. In this entry it talks about her life, from her early days of schooling to her works leading to her death in ‘89. This piece shows that…

This is Roger McTair's documentary called Journey to Justice and it was released in the year 2000. It is about six huge names in Black Canadian history and highlights their stories with segregation, discrimination, racial profiling and more. This…

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This book is one of three that Fil Fraser wrote. His career extended beyond that of radio and film. His books are about the history of Alberta or about the history of Black Canadians. This book specifically talks about the impact of Black Canadians…

Clip fromHome Feeling: Struggle for a Community.

This issue of GRASP, talks about Black Cultural Day and Black empowerment through community activism. It has a special section about the role Black Women played in the struggle for equality.

A case regarding discrimination based on sex and maternity leave for female RCMP officers.

This Supreme Court case involved Fred Christie, a Black man from Montreal who was refused service at the York Tavern even though he had been served there before. He took them to court on the grounds of discrimination and lost with the judge saying…