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40 at 40: Photographing one of NOW’s most challenging covers
Photographer Michael Watier had a vision for his October 2014 Nuit Blanche cover, but when the unexpected happened he had to rethink it By Glenn Sumi and Fran Schechter
May 10, 2021
Original photos by Michael Watier
So far in the 40 at 40 anniversary series revisiting 40 memorable NOW cover stories from the past four decades, we’ve mostly caught up with the subjects of a story, or the original writers. But since the Contact Photography Festival is currently on, we decided to focus this week on the photography behind one of our most memorable covers.
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Student will:
Comment on the political and social context of African Canadians between 1900 and the Second World War
Examine the role and experiences of Black sleeping car porters
Become familiar with working conditions of sleeping car porters before they became unionized
Investigate primary source documents, images, and artifacts to build historical knowledge
Make inferences about the artifacts relating to Black sleeping car porters
Explain how Canada’s identity has been and continues to be shaped by its global participation
Discuss the struggle for equal human rights by Black Canadians in the twentieth century to the present day
Background Information
The Pullman Palace Car Company established the Pullman porter position in 1867. George Pullman, the company owner, designed the Pullman sleeping car to provide luxury overnight travel service in the United States. Pullman hired Black men to work as porters because they were a source of cheap and abundant lab