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Tom Alston (1926-1993)
The St. Louis Cardinals’ efforts at integration began in 1953, when brewing company Anheuser-Busch bought the franchise. Company chairman August...
February 26th, 2019
Cree Summer Francks (1969– )
Cree Summer Francks is an American-Canadian voice actress, actress, and singer. Summer was born in Los Angles, California, on July...
November 15th, 2016
The Quest for Land and Freedom on Canada’s Western Prairies: Black Oklahomans in Alberta and Saskatchewan, 1905-1912
In the following article Canadian independent historian Gael Greene examines the arrival of black emigrants from Oklahoma in the Canadian...
February 6th, 2009
Dr. Alfred Schmitz Shadd (1870-1915)
Alfred Schmitz Shadd, a black educator, physician, farmer, politician, editor and civic leader was born in Raleigh, Ontario in 1870....
November 16th, 2008
George Robert Reed (1939- )
Born on October 2, 1939 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, George Robert Reed is a former American College football and Canadian Football...
November 10th, 2007
Mary Fields (1832-1914)
Born enslaved in Tennessee, this girl came west with Ursuline nuns after being freed. Not known for her quiet temperament,...
January 21st, 2007