The BC Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (BCAACP) was founded on March 1,1958 to support people facing discrimination in education, housing and the justice system; to lobby for human rights legislation in the provincial parliament; and to bring about curriculum changes in BC schools.
A 1971 survey reported on the geographic location and origins of Black residents; educational, employment and housing data; concepts of racial identity; and how Black people felt about the quality of Canadian citizenship. BCAACP remained active until the 1980’s.
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