#ShareTheirStory
The goal of #ShareTheirStory is to change the way we talk about history in Canada by bringing the stories of five historic Black entrepreneurs into the discussion. In partnership with the OBHS, Ryerson University and the Rella Braithwaite Foundation.
Mary Ann Shadd
John Ware
Viola Desmond
Elijah McCoy
Black History Tours
COVID-19 Update:
OBHS Bus Tours and Walking Tours are temporarily suspended. Please contact admin@blackhistorysociety.ca (mailtag title Bus Tour or Walking Tour Information Request) for more information.
Black History Tour - a downtown self-guided walking tour
Brought in Bondage: Black Enslavement in Upper Canada.
A downtown self-guided walking tour partnered with Museum Toronto. Take the tour.
Black History Tours
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Historic Site
Black History Tours
Amherstburg Museum
Coming soon
Historical Interviews & Media
Virtual St. Catharines Museum Lecture Series – Ontario’s Racially Segregated Schools w/Natasha Henry
Historical Interviews & Media
#BlackedOutHistory Interview on Global News with Natasha Henry
Historical Interviews & Media
Interview on Breakfast Television with Mawuli Chai
Historical Interviews & Media
2020 OBHS Emancipation Day
Historical Interviews & Media
June 11, 2020 Black Community Calls for Real Action on Addressing Anti-Black Racism
Historical Interviews & Media
June 2, 2020 - For Immediate Release: A Message of Solidarity and a Call to Action
Historical Interviews & Media
Photography Exhibit explores forgotten wave - Atlantic. CTVnews
Historical Interviews & Media
Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Joey Hollingsworth at the BHM Kick-Off Brunch
Historical Interviews & Media
Watch this comprehensive roundtable on Black Canadian History. Panelists include OBHS President Nikki Clarke, Dr. Andrea Davis, Afua Cooper and Karen Flynn.
Rufus Rockhead
