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BLK: An Origin Story

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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.

Season 1, 4 Episodes

Season 1 (4 Episodes)

BLK: An Origin Story - Three Epic Migrations, One People
S1 E1
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.
PG 44m 2022
BLK: An Origin Story - John ‘Daddy’ Hall
S1 E2
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.
PG 44m 2022
BLK: An Origin Story - Hogan’s Alley
S1 E3
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...
PG 44m 2022
BLK: An Origin Story - Little Burgundy
S1 E4
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.
PG 43m 2022

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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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