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Below is a non-exhaustive list of articles, films, books and more that chronicle everything from 19th-century Black literary works to 21st-century Black collective action.
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11:36In this story from 2000, CBC reporter Sandra Batson takes a look at the history of African Americans who came to the Canadian Prairies, and the discrimination they confronted in search of a better life.11:36
In this 2000 report for the
The Magazine, Sandra Batson (now the host of CBC Edmonton News) explores the history of African-Americans who came to the Canadian Prairies and the discrimination they confronted in search of a better life.
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We ve come a far way : Retired rail worker reflects on history of Black activism as force for change
When he worked for Via in Winnipeg in the 1990s, Tony McFarlane helped end a practice of booking higher-paid train staff in separate, and sometimes more expensive, hotel accommodations than lower-paid staff many of whom were people of colour.
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Tony McFarlane helped break barrier in the rail industry, where Black workers fought for equality for decades
Posted: Feb 28, 2021 6:00 AM CT | Last Updated: February 28
Tony McFarlane started as a purchasing agent with Via Rail in Winnipeg in 1989, and retired from the company in 2016 as a contracts manager in charge of capital projects.(Submitted by Tony McFarlane)