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A photo of the Henry F. Hall building on the Sir George Williams campus. This was the building used by the protestors for their sit-in and the location of the subsequent events February 11th, 1969. After beginning their sit-in on January 29, the 400…

In 1989, the city of Toronto reported an increase of 38% of AIDS cases among the Black population in only 3 months. This came after the city became the first jurisdiction that began recording cases according to race seven months prior, after the…

Robert Walker recalling a letter written by members of the Sir George Williams Faculty in response to the Sir George Williams Affair. This letter would have been the ultimate insult to all the protestors who had just participated in the affair and…

This is the column title for "Our Negro Citizen," which Rev Slater wrote for, for many years, while he was in Alberta. This column was in the Edmonton Journal and the Edmonton Bulletin. It shows how the Black people were a large enough group in the…

A journal article on Ninth Floor Troubles, Crisis at Sir George, and An(other) Antilles, 3 documentaries about the Sir George Williams affair, comparing and contrasting them and their availability. The article makes several good points about the…

Volume III, Number 44 of the Dawn of Tomorrow, a newspaper written for and by Black Canadians, published between 1923-1971. This particular issue is from September 1944. The Dawn of Tomorrow was a prominent source of information for Black folks, with…

This passage explains how deeply connected Africville families were, and how the community’s social structure operated in ways that official records could never fully capture. It describes the various forms of tight-knit relationships that held the…

An audio recording of "Kinky Love" by Dianne Brooks. This song was from her most popular and most widely received album, "Back Stairs of My Life." This song was one of her most popular songs, as it received airplay in both Canada and some parts of…

“Irvine Carvery’s a Born Optimist” by Stephen Kimber is a profile of Irvine Carvery written in 1994 that showcases Africville’s story within its continuing legacy. The article emphasizes resilience and pride among former residents and their…