- CA RBD MSG 1342-H-014
- File
- undated
McGill Library
McLennan Library Building3459 rue McTavish
Montreal, Quebec
H3A 0C9
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File contains a photocopy of a photograph and cations from a newspaper article, depicting a lynch mob in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1919, with information about Jim Crow laws.
The JPC Art Collection : Ebony Photopak # 5.
The items in this file are assorted, but several items relate to individuals having military connections. Includes many materials on military service by Black Canadians in World War I and World War II.
Materials about William Nelson Edward Hall
Photocopied article and images, mounted.
Portraits of Pan-Africanists George Padmore, Edward Wilmot Blyden and Frantz Omar Fanon
Clippings.
Blacks found gold couldn't buy freedom
Article clipping about Black gold miners who left the United States for Canada in 1858; some were among the founding families of Saltspring Island, B.C.
The file consists of two gold-fringed red-and-tan flags used by the Dr. Gaspard Branch no. 50, the Canadian Legion B.E.S.L. See the Scope and Content note for file 02 for information about the branch. "B.E.S.L." refers to the Canadian Legion of the British Empire Services League, which later became the Royal Canadian Legion.
This items in this file pertain primarily to military service by Black individuals during the 19th century. The scope of the file includes the Wars of 1812, 1837, as well as the Boer War (South Africa).
This file pertains to a selection of Black historical figures noted for their military or leadership roles.