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Item is a scrapbook that was compiled for the 200th Anniversary of Sydney celebrations that includes reproductions of photographs, event tickets, and newspaper articles, as well as listings of Black men who served during wartime, and a history of the Black population in Sydney. SB 151
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Item is a report that features information about the Black, Jewish, Newfoundland and Eastern European communities in Whitney Pier. The report pays special attention to issues faced by the Black Quarter, including racism and out-migration, and features population statistics for the years 1961-1980. Part of the report also focuses on the establishment of St. Philip's African Orthodox Church (1921).
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Item is a copy of Bridglal Pachai's book People of the Maritimes: Blacks. The book contains information about the origins of the Maritimes' Black population, their history in the area, descriptions of some prominent individuals and institutions, and the problems and prospects that this population faced during the 1980s. FC 205 B6 P33 1987
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Item is a pamphlet that contains an article outlining research that focused on adult education among Black Nova Scotians, including a pilot program that was initiated in New Road, Nova Scotia. It was written by Gwendolyn V. Shand. PAM 1265
The West Indians in Canada
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Item is a pamphlet that contains a history of the West Indians in Canada. The pamphlet features information about their background in the Caribbean, the early migrants that came to Canada, immigration that took place after immigration reforms in 1962, their adaptation to Canada, and provides a comparative perspective between West Indians and other ethnic groups. It was written by James W. St. G. Walker. PAM 2482
Canadian Black Studies
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Item is a book containing twenty-three articles related to Black Studies, edited by Dr. Bridglal Pachai. The following pieces are featured within the book: D.R. Fraser Taylor, "Black Studies: A Canadian Perspective" Jan Carew, "Black Studies: An Afro-American Perspective from Northwestern" Peter Igbonekwu Okeh, "Black Studies: A West African Perspective" Wilson A. Head, "Problems and Prospects for Blacks in the Canadian Mosaic" R. Leighton Hutson, "Black Conciousness is our Culture" James W. St. G. Walker, "Blacks in Context: Black Canadians and the History Curriculum" Ralph E. James, "Concerns about Black Students in Science and Technology" Howard D. McCurdy, "Blacks and Science" Lorris Elliot, "Literary Writings by Blacks in Canada" Vicent D'Oyley "Emerging Canadian Interethnic Issues and Canadian Black Studies" Colin A. Thomson, "White Response to Black Migration to the Prairies, 1908-1912" Jean Luc Gouveia, "The Blacks in Quebec or the Difficulty of Being a Minority Group that is 'Different'" Phillip H Alexander, "Resource Development in Southwestern Ontario" Judith R. Gold, "A Special University Program for Nova Scotian Blacks and Micmacs" Cynthia M. Thomas, "Black Youth and Education" Cherry Paris, "Education and Human Rights" Eleanor Dorrington, "Halifax Outreach Employment Project" Winston S. Ruck, "Nova Scotian Blacks in the Canadian Mosaic: Blacks and Employments" Patricia Skinner, "The Minority Situation in the Antigonish, Guysborough Region" Donald E. Fairfax, "The Black Church and Youth" Wayne Adams, "The Church and the Black Man" Carolyn Thomas, "The Black Church and the Black Woman" Donald D. Skeir, "The African United Baptist Association and the Black Man in Nova Scotia." FC 106 B5 C3
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File consists of two videos of a gathering at the AOC Churchyard during Whitney Pier's West Indian Reunion. FT 18
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Item consists of an audio reel that features a sound recording of C.B.I. Radio's Bill Doyle interviewing Ed Parris about Cape Breton's Black community. Track listing is as follows: Black culture in Cape Breton; His parents came from Barbados Most blacks in Cape Breton came from West Indies but origin was Africa Discrimination today The African Orthodox Church Close contact kept with relatives in West Indies Ethnic food and music Black culture will get stronger, young people are organizing Intermarriage; His wife is white, no problems The role of the media Parents are influential in the Black community Black United Front George Maxwell, a Black man who spoke Gaelic The television show "Roots" and its affect on Black culture Hidden prejudice, it cannot be proven Discrimination in employment, law T-799