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S1 E3 Hogan’s Alley

Documentary

PG

44m

Oct 30, 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...

Season 1, 4 Episodes

Season 1 (4 Episodes)

BLK: An Origin Story - Three Epic Migrations, One People

Three Epic Migrations, One People,

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.

BLK: An Origin Story - John ‘Daddy’ Hall

John ‘Daddy’ Hall,

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.

BLK: An Origin Story - Hogan’s Alley

Hogan’s Alley,

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...

BLK: An Origin Story - Little Burgundy

Little Burgundy,

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.

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BLK: An Origin Story

Documentary

PG

1 Season

44m

Narratives from across Canada and the globe create a magnificent tapestry that illustrates the invaluable contributions Black Canadians have made.

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