Some Great Thing (31 page)
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“North of the Colour Line: Sleeping Car Porters and the Battle Against Jim Crow on Canadian Rails, 1880–1920,” is an illuminating article by Sarah-Jane Mathieu, published by the History Cooperative.
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Winnipeg-based photographer and documentary producer George Siamandas traces Winnipeg’s and Manitoba’s history through dozens of short essays and
photographs. Read, among others, “Thomas Greenway: The Premier Who Banned French in Manitoba,” and “Billy Beal: One of the First Blacks in Manitoba.”
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Any Known Blood
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Black Berry, Sweet Juice: On Being Black and White in Canada.
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The Deserter’s Tale: The Story of an Ordinary Soldier Who Walked Away from the War in Iraq
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Black Berry, Sweet Juice: On Being Black and White in Canada Women of Vision: The Story of the Canadian Negro Women’s
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Trials and Triumphs: The Story of African-Canadians
Film
Seeking Salvation: A History of the Black Church in Canada
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