Important Moments
The year Canada got it's first black teacher.
What is 1874?
He is the first black baseball player in Canada.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This person shares the of a famous basketball player. They grew up in Scarborough.
Who is Ahmed Hussan
Elijah McCoy invented.
What is the spark plug?
This person was among the first black teachers in Canada. They are currently 100+ years old.
Who is Millicent Burgess?
The year the Alliance Of Black Canadian Educators was founded.
What is 1980?
She was the first black mayor of Nova Scotia and the first black woman to be elected mayor in Canada.
Who is Ms. Daurene E. Lewis?
It is where Harry Jerome is from.
Where is North Vancouver?
They invented the first gas mask and the first traffic light.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
The year Black History in Canada education guide for schools was created.
What is 2010?
The year black teachers were first allowed to teach in non-segregated schools.
What is 1977?
They wrote numerous collections of poetry since her Fables from the Women's Quarters, was published in 1984
Who is Claire Harris?
It is where Viola Davis is from.
Halifax, Nova Scotia?
The sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr has won this award.
What is the Giller Prize?
She is the first Black Speaker in any Legislative Assembly of Canada
Who is Emery Barnes?
A study in 2018 showed that having at least one same race teacher over your schooling will increase your chance of graduating by this much.
What is 13%?
He began his career in public service after high school, working with the Hamilton-Wentworth social services department.
Who is Ahmed Hussen?
This is the region where Elijah McCoy is from.
Upper Canada (Ontario)?
This is the precent of black teachers that make up the Ontario school board.
What is 6%?
Until immigration reforms in the 1960s, over a third of Black Canadians lived in this province.
Where is Nova Scotia?
Anne Moreau fought for black history to be taught in school, she created a video where she documented this number of significant events in black history.
What is 28?
The first Canadian woman to have her own national television show.
Who is Eleanor Collins?
The year Elijah McCoy was born.
What is 1843?
The major city in Canada had it's first black principle.
What is Toronto?
They are a pivotal figure in the early anti-discrimination campaigns in Ontario that led to Canada first anti-discrimination laws.
Who is Bromley Armstrong?