1958: BC Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (BCAACP) is founded

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.