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The stain of antisemitism in Canada

By Jeremy Maron

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The Sharpeville Massacre

By Matthew McRae

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People stand in front of a row of coffins.

One woman's resistance

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A head-and-shoulder portrait of Viola Desmond framed by a vertical purple rectangle. Viola is wearing a white top.

The story of Africville

By Matthew McRae, Communications Advisor

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Stories

The stain of antisemitism in Canada

By Jeremy Maron

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A black-and-white photograph of a crowd of people, most of them standing, on a beach.

The Sharpeville Massacre

By Matthew McRae

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People stand in front of a row of coffins.

One woman's resistance

Viola Desmond helped inspire Canada’s civil rights movement by refusing to give up her seat in a movie theatre. Now, she is on the $10 bill.

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A head-and-shoulder portrait of Viola Desmond framed by a vertical purple rectangle. Viola is wearing a white top.

The story of Africville

By Matthew McRae, Communications Advisor

If you’ve never heard of Africville, you’re not alone; the tragic story of this small Black community in Nova Scotia is not as well known as it should be.

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Two children looking at the camera and smiling