The Strong and Free podcast series is part of a larger Black History education campaign created by Historica Canada. Along with the podcast series, Historica Canada offers a video series, an education guide, and several new entries on The Canadian Encyclopedia about Black History in Canada.

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For more resources, visit historicacanada.ca.

This episode was co-written by Melissa Fundira and Historica Canada. It was produced by Historica Canada. Production support from Michael Fiore and Edit Audio. Post-production by Edit Audio.

Thanks to Jim Torczyner, who was also a consultant on this episode.

Clips of Magda Popeanu generously provided by the Toronto Ward Museum’s Block by Block Program.

Fact-checking by Nicole Schmidt.

This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada.

Additional reading:

· Cotes-des-Neiges

· Anti-Semitism in Canada

· Block by Block Program by the Toronto Ward Museum

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This episode was co-written by Melissa Fundira and Historica Canada. It was produced by Historica Canada. Production support by Michael Fiore and Edit Audio. Post-production by Edit Audio.

Thank you to our interviewees Bertha and Randy Clark, and consultant Stephanie Allen, founding board member of the Hogan’s Alley Society.

Clips of Thelma Gibson-Towns from the 1994 documentary Hogan’s Alley by Cornelia Wyngaarden and Andrea Fatona provided by Video Out Distribution.

Fact-checking by Amy van den Berg.

This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada.
Additional reading:
· Hogan's Alley
· Order-in-Council P.C. 1911-1324 — the Proposed Ban on Black Immigration to Canada
· Black History in Canada until 1900
· Black History in Canada: 1960 to Present

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This episode was co-written by Melissa Fundira and Historica Canada. It was produced by Historica Canada. Production support and post-production by Edit Audio.

Thank you to Arlene Chan and to our script consultant, Dr. Serene Tan.

Special thanks to the Lumb family and the Jean Lumb Foundation. Clips of Jean Lumb from the 2003 documentary Spirit of the Dragon by Gil Gavreau were provided by Third World Newsreel.

Fact-checking by Nicole Schmidt.

This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada.

Cover image of Jean Lumb courtesy of Arlene Chan.

Additional reading:

· Jean Lumb

· Toronto's Chinatown

· Chinese Immigration Act

· Chinese Head Tax in Canada

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This episode was written and produced by Historica Canada. Production support from Andrew Chung and Edit Audio. Post-production by Edit Audio.

Thanks to Soukaina Boutiyeb and to our script consultant, historian Dr. Marcel Martel.

Fact-checking by Sebastian Leck.

This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada.

Cover image courtesy of the University of Ottawa, Centre for Research on French Canadian Culture (CRCCF).

Additional reading:

· The Battle of the Hatpins

· Francophones of Ontario (Franco-Ontarians)

Additional viewing:

The Battle of the Hatpins

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This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada.

This episode was written and produced by Historica Canada. Production support from Michael Fiore and Edit Audio. Post-production by Edit Audio.

Thank you to Dr. Jan Raska and Guy Freedman, who were also consultants on this episode.

Fact-checking by Nicole Schmidt.

This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada.

Cover image courtesy of Library and Archives Canada/1990-560-2.

Additional reading:

· Canadian Multiculturalism Act

· Immigration to Canada

· Immigration Policy in Canada

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A Place to Belong is part of a larger education campaign created by Historica Canada and made possible in part by the Government of Canada. Along with the podcast series, Historica Canada also offers a video series and an education guide about the history of multiculturalism in Canada. Visit historicacanada.ca for more.

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