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Home » Timeline Stories » Event Archive » Black History Month 2015
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Black History Month 2015

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  • Digital Museum Canada BC Pioneer Exhibit Home PageInfluencing the Vision of Canada
  • Victoria Pioneer Rifle CorpsVictoria Pioneer Rifle Corps
  • Shady Creek Church in Central SaanichPlaces of Interest
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  • Eleanor Collins Commemorative Stamp issued Jan 21-2022Eleanor Collins: More than a Century of Black History!
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  • John Sullivan Deas
  • Doug HudlinDoug Hudlin
  • charles and nancy alexanderCharles & Nancy Alexander
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  • 30x30 inch plaque, tan background, black tex with images of house and victoria pioneer rifle corpsSydna Edmonia Robella Francis
  • Sylvia StarkSylvia Stark
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  • Joe Fortes stampSeraphim Joseph Fortes
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  • man in legislation robes standing behind desk , speakers mace on deskEmery Barnes
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Learning Centre

  • Anti-Racism: Struggle, Strategy, Resilience
  • Black Pioneers: Stories and Articles
  • Black Canadians in the 21st Century
  • Black History Month and other commemorative days
  • Canadian Black History Resources
  • Catalogue of Information and Sources
  • Decade for People of African Descent
  • Definitions
  • Digital Museums Canada exhibit
  • Educator, Parent Resources
  • “Hope Meets Action” Exhibition
  • Jones-Cook Memorial Bursary
  • Places of Interest Guide
  • Slavery, the Underground Railroad
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Timeline
  • Videos, Digital Content
  • Youth Engagement

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