In 1958 the Vancouver City Council approved a “redevelopment plan” that called for the demolition of nearly all of Strathcona, including Hogan’s Alley. By 1967, more than a dozen blocks, including the western section of Hogan’s Alley, had been leveled for the new...
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...
The very first Eleanor show aired on June 12, 1955. Eleanor Collins received numerous awards for her contribution to arts and entertainment, including the 1986 Centennial Distinguished Pioneer Award, induction into the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame (1992), ACTRA’s Sam...
Dorothy Hewitt, of Jamaican ancestry, was married to a white teacher at Shawnigan Lake Boy’s School. She was told by Headmaster G. Peter Kaye to leave the school “before the boys come and see a coloured person here.” Her husband resigned, and they returned to Jamaica....
Barbara Howard wrote “I got my first job in Alberni from sending out resumes. It never occurred to me that people did not hire black teachers. About 10 years later, when I came back to Vancouver, I had no trouble getting work as a substitute teacher. So I waited every...
