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S1 E1 Three Epic Migrations, One People

Documentary

PG

44 minutes

Feb 25, 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.Starring: Kosa Akaraiwe, Abdul-Shakur Alawi, Abigail Amsterdam, Osa Atoe, Addison Becker, Patrick Marlon Bender, Dashawn Lloyd Blackwood, Al Braatz, Sarah Bransfield, Alex Nathaniel Campbell

Season 1, 4 Episodes

Season 1 (4 Episodes)

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.

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.

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...

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

44 minutes

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

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