The Digital Public Library of America has many resources including more video clips.
A virtual museum site about African Canadian workers in Ontario from 1900 to the present. Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
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The Smithsonian has an excellent website that tells the story of the Civil Rights struggle from the early nineteen hundreds to the present day.
Wrongfully convicted? The 1940's execution of 14 year old George Stinney is being disputed in the courts. |
A summary of the Jim Crow Laws is given at this site, however the most interesting information is found in the primary sources at the bottom of the page.
Where Canadians racist? Judge for yourself in this clip from the streets of Halifax in 1962.
The last segregated school in Canada closed in 1983. For more information on Black History in Canada check out www.blackhistorycanada.ca or this youtube video. |
Once you have read the summary and developed some appreciation for the struggles of life under Jim Crow, check out this site for detailed information such as time lines, maps and more stories.
Africaville was a black community in Nova Scotia. Find out what happened to it by searching this site. Then take the quiz and see what you remember. The NFB film on Africville can be viewed online.
Listen to interviews with people who were there. |
The truth behind Solomon Northup and 12 Years a Slave
Could Langston Hughes be considered a Father of the Harlem Renaissance?
"We received a call upon arrival the bus operator said he had a colored female sitting in the white section of the bus, and would not move back. We (Day & Mixon) also saw her. The bus operator signed a warrant for her. Rosa Parks, (cf) 634 Cleveland Court. Rosa Parks (cf) was charged with chapter 6 section 11 of the Montgomery City Code."
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