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BLK: An Origin Story

BLK: An Origin Story (2022)

February. 26,2022

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BLK: An Origin Story

Look beyond the Underground Railroad to explore the untold stories of Black Canadians from the 1600s to the present.

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BLK: An Origin Story

2022

Look beyond the Underground Railroad to explore the untold stories of Black Canadians from the 1600s to the present.

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 2022

4 Episode

Episode 1 - Three Epic Migrations, One People

February. 26,2022

Descendants of The Black Loyalists, Jamaican Maroons and The Black Refugees represent Canada's largest Black population today. Their incredible story begins in Nova Scotia in the 1700s and challenges our understanding of what should be considered a distinct society.

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Episode 2 - John "Daddy" Hall

March. 19,2022

Born free of an Ojibwe father and an escaped-slave mother in Upper Canada, John Daddy Hall fought in the war of 1812, was captured and sold into slavery. 13 years later he makes a daring escape and finds his way back to Canada.

Episode 3 - Hogan's Alley

March. 12,2022

Before Urban Renewal, before displacement, and before dispersal, there was life. For many years Hogan's Alley was the heart of Vancouver's Black community. But that community began in the 1850s, when James Douglas, (the father of British Columbia) Invited Blacks to settle Vancouver island in an effort to stave off American annexation.

Episode 4 - Little Burgundy

March. 05,2022

Tucked between Griffintown and St. Henri in Montreal's Sud Ouest is Little Burgundy, home to a Black population led by Black men who worked in Canada's railway industry as sleeping car porters. They were the first Black trade union to organize in North America and were among the leaders in the struggle for civil rights.

Look beyond the Underground Railroad to explore the untold stories of Black Canadians from the 1600s to the present.