Oscar Peterson ,Jazz pianist and composer.

Clarence "Big" Miller Addie Aylestock First black woman to be ordained in Canada Jazz musician

Viola Desmond Challenged Racial segregation at a film

theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia

William Hall In 1857, became the first Black Canadian sailor

Anderson Abbott

licensed physician

First Black Canadian Canadian

Portia White

Operatic contralto

Michaëlle Jean, First black Lieutenant Governor of Canada

Lincoln MacCauley Alexander, Became the first black Member of Parliament in

the House of Commons

1909 - 1998 1922 - 1992

1821 - 1904 1914 - 1965

1922 - 2012

1837 - 1913 1911 - 1968

1925 - 2007

Proudly

Celebrates