Black History Month 2012 – BC Black History Awareness Society

b&w professional studio portrait woman standing, man seated. Nancy's hair parted in the centre, pulled back into a bun. Her right hand rests on Charles shoulder. Charles, seated to her right, with his right foot slightly forward wearing a dark suit and vest, his watch chain is visible from his vest pocket. Charles hair is white; he has a moustache and full beard.

Golden wedding anniversary on Christmas Day 1899

Charles and Nancy were married in Springfield Illinois, on December 25,1849. In 1899 they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with many friends […]

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Emery Barnes becomes the first Speaker in BC to be elected by a secret ballot of the MLAs

Emery Barnes had been in politics since 1972. On August 30, 1972 he was elected as the first member in the double-member […]

April 14 1858: Douglas’s “emissary” Captain Jeremiah Nagle meets with the San Francisco Black community

On April 14, 1858, as the Black community were celebrating the release of fugitive slave Archy Lee at the African Methodist Episcopal […]

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Culture Links

A Canada Multiculturalism Day Celebration We partnered with some of Victoria’s most dynamic cultural groups for this FREE event with FREE […]