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Black History Month 2019

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History of anti-Black Racism in Canadian Schools and Universities

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Leon Bibb Plays at Government House, Victoria and it’s his 92nd birthday

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October 20, 2018: Sharmarke Dubow is  the first Black City Councillor to be elected in Victoria in 152 years

October 20, 2018: Sharmarke Dubow is the first Black City Councillor to be elected in Victoria in 152 years

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  • bronze plaque inlaid on top of concrete causeway wallWhy They Came and the Pioneer Committee
  • 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
  • exhibition area with information panels, light boxes on walls, art in display caseHope Meets Action
  • Eleanor Collins Commemorative Stamp issued Jan 21-2022Eleanor Collins: More than a Century of Black History!
  • field of poppies at sunsetWe honour and remember
  • Close up of autumn leaves on treesOctober 2021 is Women’s History Month in Canada
  • child's school slateEach One Teach One
  • August 2021
  • Harry Jerome, Eleanor Collins, Joe Fortes, Fielding SpottsThe First …
  • Peter LesterPeter Lester
  • John Sullivan Deas
  • Doug HudlinDoug Hudlin
  • charles and nancy alexanderCharles & Nancy Alexander
  • Fielding Spotts
  • 30x30 inch plaque, tan background, black tex with images of house and victoria pioneer rifle corpsSydna Edmonia Robella Francis
  • Sylvia StarkSylvia Stark
  • Emma StarkEmma Stark
  • smith towering display of cookies, crackers and biscuitsThe M.R. Smith Bakery
  • gallery portraits of 6 pioneer womenOctober is Women’s History Month (2020)
  • left side collage of faces of Black men, women and children of varying ages who came to B.C. in 1858, right side collage of faces of contemporary Black men and women including artists, writers, poets, educators, community leadersEmancipation Day in Canada: Past, Present and Future
  • Black & white portrait of older male in suit with full white beardJohn Craven Jones
  • Mifflin Wistar GibbsMifflin Wistar Gibbs
  • John Robert GiscomeJohn Robert Giscome
  • William Allen Jones - The Barkerville DentistWilliam Allen Jones
  • official professional portrait of older manwearing tuxedo, winged collar, medal on lapelSir James Douglas
  • Grafton Tyler BrownGrafton Tyler Brown: 1st professional Black artist in the Pacific North West
  • Pte. Robert Gilbert captured a German Officer and 24 of his men at Vimy Ridge.Remembering … Pte. Robert Burt Gilbert
  • bronze plaque on concrete baseAn Event of National Historic Significance
  • Joe Fortes stampSeraphim Joseph Fortes
  • Ruby Sneed
  • man in legislation robes standing behind desk , speakers mace on deskEmery Barnes
  • Barabara Howard with souvenir koala bearBarbara Howard
  • Justice Selwyn RomillySelwyn Romilly
  • Harry JeromeHarry Jerome
  • Rosemary BrowinRosemary Brown
  • Leon Bibb
  • George Paris Carter “Colored Pioneer is 70 Years of Age”

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
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  • Youth Engagement

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