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Mifflin Gibbs poses in this undated handout photo. The first Black person elected in British Columbia was an American abolitionist and entrepreneur who won a Victoria city council seat in 1866 and played a role in Canada s Confederation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Library of Congress MANDATORY CREDIT February 17, 2021 - 1:00 AM
VICTORIA - The first Black person elected in British Columbia was an American abolitionist and entrepreneur who won a Victoria city council seat in 1866 and played a role in Confederation.
In 1858, about 800 Black people left San Francisco for the promise of better lives on the colony of Vancouver Island.
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New online exhibit puts spotlight on B.C. s Black pioneers
A new online exhibit spotlighting B.C. s Black pioneers has been created by the B.C. Black History Awareness Society with support from Digital Museums Canada.
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Exhibit is a creation by the B.C. Black History Awareness Society with support from Digital Museums Canada
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Posted: Dec 27, 2020 8:00 AM PT | Last Updated: December 27, 2020
A composite of Black pioneers who arrived in British Columbia in the 1800s. (Beth Cruise/BC Black History Awareness Society)
A new online exhibit spotlighting B.C. s Black pioneers has been created by the B.C. Black History Awareness Society with support from Digital Museums Canada.