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British Columbia's Black History - One Story at a Time |
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 James Douglas First Governor of British Columbia |
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 Mifflin Wistar Gibbs Successful Businessman and Politician |
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 Rosemary Brown First black woman elected to a Canadian Provincial Legislature |
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 Charles & Nancy Alexander Patriarch and Matriarch of Alexanders of Victoria |
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 Harry Jerome First Canadian to officially hold a world track record. |
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 Leon Bibb Singer, actor, artist. |
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 Fielding Spotts Pioneer Farmer on Vancouver Island |
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 Emery Barnes Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia; Member to the Order for British Columbia. |
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The Honourable Selwyn Romilly First Black Judge in British Columbia |
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 John Robert Giscome Miner and Explorer. Founder of the Giscome Portage. |
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 Sylvia Stark A true pioneer. |
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Victoria Pioneer Rifle Company By 1860, 40 to 50 Black men were enrolled in the Victoria Pioneer Rifle Company |
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