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Pages 2-3 of the Nova Scotia Gleaner, a newspaper published monthly in Sydney, N.S. and edited by F.A. Hamilton. Pages 2-3 are an article named "New Waterford Notes - New Hall Opened." The article talks about the opening of the New Waterford UNIA…

Black and white cartoon depicting the illustrator's interpretation of immigration policy.

This book talks about the journey of many African Americans who came primarily from Oklahoma to Alberta, specifically to the Keystone/Breton area. The African Americans created a new community together, and they relied on each other for almost…

This page from a journal article, falls into the very start of the Black Canadian Directing movement. The civil rights movement had an undeniable impact on Canada, and it enforced new motives of the Black identity. This is seen through the emergence…

A drawing of a riverfront view of the British Houses of Parliament with boats on the Thames.

A summarization video of how the 1920 Dominion Elections stated that people disenfranchised by a province for "reasons of race" would be barred from voting federally. This included people of Japanese and Chinese origins, and anyone from the Indian…

An archival front page of The Globe, Toronto from 2 December, 1845. The page is densely printed with columns of text, advertisements, and a masthead reading “The Globe.”

This law was one of Ontario's first human rights laws, and made it illegal for employers to refuse work of fire someone based on their race and other attributes. The act allowed people to file complaints and launch an investigation. It was a huge…

an excerpt from a diary detailing the events of the Shelbourne race riots