Posted in general, tagged Black Canadian, black history, black veterans, Black-American veterans, Black-Canadian veterans, British West Indian Regiment, BWIR, Canadian Black History, Caribbean veterans, Chinese-Canadian veterans, Remembrance Day, veterans on November 11, 2008 | No Comments »
(Click the pictures to be taken to transcripts of each memo. Thankfully, these very uninformed officials were proven wrong many, many times over.)
A Veteran Affairs Canada (VAC) quote which pretty much sums up a very sad situation:
“Black military heritage in Canada is generally unknown and unwritten.
However, black Canadians have a long and honourable tradition of patriotism, [...]
Posted in black history, tagged African Canadian, Black Canadian, Black History Month Canada, Canadian Black History on February 1, 2008 | No Comments »
I attended the Black History Month launch events at Parliament Hill where there was one of the most detailed displays of the 400+ years of Canadian Black History i’d ever had the pleasure of seeing. It was scheduled to travel across Canada for the month of February and is now also available online at the Virtual [...]
Posted in black history, general, tagged African Canadian, Black Canadian, Canada, military history, Remembrance Day, soldiers, veterans, war on November 11, 2007 | 1 Comment »
…for Canada’s veterans as well as those from all over the world.
And a very special moment of silence to honour the memory of Canada’s many Black veterans who fought to keep our country safe despite seemingly insurmountable odds.
Photo credit: Canadian World War II veterans, May 31, 1946, Photographer: John Boyd, City of Toronto Archives
American Revolution 1775-1783
Canada [...]
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