Canadian Icon
Whose face is on the Canadian $10 bill.
Viola Davis Desmond
First Black Women to be elected as member of parliament to the House of Commons in 1993.
Dr. Jean Augustine
Called the "Martin Luther King of Canada" because of his leadership in the fight to end discrimination in restaurants and other public accommodations in Ontario during the 1950's
Hugh Burnett
What day and year was Emancipation Day recognized in Canada?
August 1, 1834
In what year did Abraham Lincoln order the Emancipation Proclamation declaring slaves to be free?
1863
This woman hockey player was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Angela James
Who became the first Director of the Ontario Human Rights Commission in 1961 to administer the code?
Dr. Daniel Hill
When did the Ontario Government pass the Fair Employment Practices Act, that outlawed discrimination in employment based on race, creed or national origin?
1951
Born in 1820, this woman escaped slavery as a young woman and moved to St. Catharines, Ontario in 1851.
Harriet Tubman
Why was February chosen for Black History Month?
Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass both have Birthdays during the month.
Who is a short-distance track star! He made history at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics when he medaled in all three sprint events — the 100 m, 200 m and the 4x100 m relay.
Andre de Grasse
Was Citizen of the Year in 1954, but also known as the sleeping car porter and Minister of the Stewart Memorial Church
John Holland
What year did Black workers joined labour unions for the first time, including the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters?
1942
A teacher and composer from North Buxton wrote what would ultimately become the Canadian military's official marching song, "That Sacred Spot," for the troops during the First World War.
Hettie Rhue Hatchett
In what year did Canada’s government officially recognize February as Black History Month.
1995
Is a Canadian record Producer and was only 15 when she won the 2012 Battle of the Beat Makers competition in Toronto.
Ebony Oshunrinde, aka Wondagurl
In 1968, this man became the first Black Canadian to be elected to the House of Commons in Ottawa, representing Hamilton West.
Lincoln Alexander
In what year did the first all-Black union sign a collective agreement with Canadian Pacific Rail?
1945
An African American slave from Virginia who escaped to Canada in 1834 and purchased a house and 50 acres of land in Ancaster.
Enerals Griffin
What year did the Ontario Human Rights Code come into effect? – the first of its kind in Canada
1962
Is a Rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, actor, businessman and global ambassador for the Toronto Raptors.
Drake
Who became the first Black person to hold a vice-regal position in Canada when he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Ontario in 1985
Lincoln Alexander
Labour Activist and Elected President of the Ontario Public Service Union in 1990
Fred Upshaw
In 1605, this was the first Black person to arrive in Canada?
Mathieu Da Costa
What year was Slavery abolished everywhere in the British Empire?
1834