Physical artifact symbolising the Komagata Maru incident in 1914, this brick was thrown by passengers onboard at Policemen boarding the ship out of desperation and as a sign of resistance and frustration of being denied entrance into Canada. The…
This Editorial Cartoon by N.H.Hawkins appeared in the Saturday Sunset Newspaper on the 24th August 1907, it is a black and white cartoon depicting White Immigrants being welcomed into Canada comparatively Chinese Immigrants, are being kept out by a…
This is sheet music for a tribute song to Abraham Lincoln, written by Burton Lawrence and sung by James Holberton. The lyrics suggest that it derives from an African-American perspective, with “dis darkey’s” and “ole massa”, who undoubtedly holds…