BC Black History
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Explore records from the BC Archives related to the diversity of the Black community in the early days of BC.
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This pathway is connected to the exhibition Hope Meets Action: Echoes Through the Black Continuum. The exhibition and pathway explores the connections between historical and contemporary Black experiences throughout BC.
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Leaders in their Communities FINAL
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Firsts FINAL
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Families
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Dorothy Nealy_1
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Doris Lawson_1
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Rosa Pryor_1
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Nora Hendrix_1
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Entrance to the Harbour
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Dean’s Farm
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Hotel Dallas
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SS Commodore
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Victoria Bakery
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Selina Frances Smith
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Spillamacheen
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Long Lake
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Smith Family Home
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Living Room
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a-08777
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John Freemont Smith
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Lost Pictures
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Mary Barnswell
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Famous Ringo
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Matilda Alexander
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The Alexander Story
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Hamilton Smith
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Go West Young Man
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Mifflin Wistar Gibbs
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Live at Lunch: Black Histories of British Columbia: Explore-Discover-Learn-Share
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Dorothy Nealy Interview
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Doris Lawson Interview
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Nora Hendrix Interview
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Rosa Pryor Interview
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RBCM@Home: BC’s Black Pioneers
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Exhibition display
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Mary (Lowe) Barnswell
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Thomas Alexander
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Charles Alexander
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The Pacific
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Biscuit Factory Employees
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Willis Stark and James Anderson
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Sir James Douglas
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James Barnswell
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Street Car
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Vancouver Exhibition Display
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Steam Bakery
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Mifflin Wistar Gibbs
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