Major Events
Harry Truman ended it in the Army in 1948; the Supreme Court ended it in public schools in 1954
Segregation
In 2019, he became the Ottawa's first-ever elected Black City councilor.
Rawlson King
In September 2004 she made history on TV by giving a brand-new car to each member of her audience
Oprah
Canada's first female publisher was Black. She became the country's first female publisher with her newspaper in 1853, The Provincial Freeman.
Mary Ann Shadd
In 1995, the House of Commons recognized this month as Black Month History in Canada
February
She became the first Black woman to serve as Governor General of Canada
Michaelle Jean
What was the name of the character who was also the Black Panther?
Who is T'challa
In 1946, she was arrested and jailed for seating on a seat reserved for white people. The Nova Scotia Government apologized to her family in 2010. She is also the first Black woman to appear on Canadian 10-dollar bill.
Viola Desmond (aka Rosa Parks of Canada)