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Book Review: The fact that French and British settlers colonized Quebec is part of what makes it an interesting location for the discussion of race and social politics — even more so because Montreal was a prominent site for the black power movement in the 1960s. Author David Austin recounts how people exercised their right for freedom while navigating colonization, slavery, and dehumanization.

Book Review: The Man with the Black Valise could best be described as two halves of an unusual whole.

Book Review: Author Debra Komar is a practising forensic anthropologist, and this is an engrossing book that weaves historical records into a fascinating story. Her research shows how the suspect’s social status afforded him preferential treatment from both the legal system and the press.

In 1938, Canadians and hockey fans everywhere were shocked when one of the league’s worst teams won the Stanley Cup.

These lessons will provide students with the opportunity to explore and investigate interactions among European, Black, and Indigenous people, with a focus on delving deeper into the often untold experience of Black fur traders.

Multidisciplinary scholar, author, and artist, Dr. Afua Cooper is a fellow at the Warren Center for Studies in American History, Harvard University. She is the Principal Investigator for A Black People’s History of Canada project housed at Dalhousie University where she teaches and holds a Killam Research Chair.

The Black Horse Pub and Pig’s Ear Tavern in Peterborough, Ontario, is on the 2017 Top 10 Endangered Places List. 

A Winnipeg couple goes back in time at their 1815-inspired historical wedding.

Educator Kathryn Whitfield uses primary sources to make the link between past and present for her Grade 10 students.

Governor General’s History Awards winners celebrate accomplishments in Ottawa.