BC Black History
Pathways
![Diversity in Early Black Communities](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Alexis-Banner-Image-correct-spelling-480x200.jpg)
Explore records from the BC Archives related to the diversity of the Black community in the early days of BC.
View Pathway![Hope Meets Action](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/HopeMeetsAction_WebSite-e1646093670142-480x201.jpeg)
1In 1 playlists
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](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Leaders in their Communities FINAL
Read![Firsts FINAL](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Firsts FINAL
Read![Families FINAL](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Families FINAL
Read![Dorothy Nealy_1](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Dorothy Nealy_1
Read![Doris Lawson_1](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Doris Lawson_1
Read![Rosa Pryor_1](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Rosa Pryor_1
Read![Nora Hendrix_1](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Nora Hendrix_1
Read![Entrance to the Harbour](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PDP10890-480x360.jpg)
Entrance to the Harbour
Look![Dean’s Farm](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PDP00124-480x360.jpg)
Dean’s Farm
Look![Hotel Dallas](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/h-02476_1-480x360.jpg)
Hotel Dallas
Look![SS Commodore](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/b-02713_1-480x360.jpg)
SS Commodore
Look![Victoria Bakery](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/j-08160-480x360.jpg)
Victoria Bakery
Look![Selina Frances Smith](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/j-08159-480x360.jpg)
Selina Frances Smith
Look![Spillamacheen](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/pdp00120-480x360.png)
Spillamacheen
Look![Long Lake](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/pdp00119-480x360.jpg)
Long Lake
Look![Smith Family Home](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/c-09577-480x360.jpg)
Smith Family Home
Look![Living Room](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/b-02691-480x360.jpg)
Living Room
Look![a-08777](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/a-08777-480x360.jpg)
a-08777
Look![John Freemont Smith](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
John Freemont Smith
Read![Lost Pictures](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Lost Pictures
Read![Mary Barnswell](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Mary Barnswell
Read![Famous Ringo](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Famous Ringo
Read![Matilda Alexander](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Matilda Alexander
Read![The Alexander Story](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
The Alexander Story
Read![Hamilton Smith](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/link-placeholder.jpg)
Hamilton Smith
Read![Go West Young Man](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-ny22kXNVls/hqdefault.jpg)
Go West Young Man
Watch![Mifflin Wistar Gibbs](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/b-01601-1-480x360.jpg)
Mifflin Wistar Gibbs
Look![Live at Lunch: Black Histories of British Columbia: Explore-Discover-Learn-Share](https://img.youtube.com/vi/E9oG4GJp8Fs/hqdefault.jpg)
Live at Lunch: Black Histories of British Columbia: Explore-Discover-Learn-Share
Watch![Dorothy Nealy Interview](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/listen-placeholder.jpg)
Dorothy Nealy Interview
Listen![Doris Lawson Interview](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/listen-placeholder.jpg)
Doris Lawson Interview
Listen![Nora Hendrix Interview](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/listen-placeholder.jpg)
Nora Hendrix Interview
Listen![Rosa Pryor Interview](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/themes/learning-portal/img/listen-placeholder.jpg)
Rosa Pryor Interview
Listen![RBCM@Home: BC’s Black Pioneers](https://img.youtube.com/vi/XRIIWSGa2iU/hqdefault.jpg)
RBCM@Home: BC’s Black Pioneers
Watch![Exhibition display](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/h-03569-480x360.jpg)
Exhibition display
Look![Mary (Lowe) Barnswell](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/a-09481-480x360.jpg)
Mary (Lowe) Barnswell
Look![Thomas Alexander](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/a-09460-480x360.jpg)
Thomas Alexander
Look![Charles Alexander](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/a-09459-480x360.jpg)
Charles Alexander
Look![The Pacific](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/a-05524-480x360.jpg)
The Pacific
Look![Biscuit Factory Employees](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/a-04956-480x360.jpg)
Biscuit Factory Employees
Look![Willis Stark and James Anderson](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/a-01712-480x360.jpg)
Willis Stark and James Anderson
Look![Sir James Douglas](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/a-01229-480x360.jpg)
Sir James Douglas
Look![James Barnswell](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/a-01088-480x360.jpg)
James Barnswell
Look![Street Car](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/d-00691-480x360.jpg)
Street Car
Look![Vancouver Exhibition Display](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/c-09695-480x360.jpg)
Vancouver Exhibition Display
Look![Steam Bakery](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/b-02035-480x360.jpg)
Steam Bakery
Look![Mifflin Wistar Gibbs](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/b-01601-480x360.jpg)
Mifflin Wistar Gibbs
Look![Charles and Nancy Alexander](https://learning.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/a-01068-480x360.jpg)