How Black Train Porters Moved Politicians to Embrace a Multicultural Canada
Poorly treated, they led a fight for rights that benefited many. Cecil Foster tells their story.
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Poorly treated, they led a fight for rights that benefited many. Cecil Foster tells their story.
by Charlie Smith on December 17th, 2020 at 12:43 PM 1 of 4 2 of 4 For more than a century, the publishing industry was awash in stories about dominant European culture in B.C. and the so-called great men of history. But that’s been changing in recent years as historians have begun exploring other, equally important aspects of our past. As part of our series of articles highlighting B.C.-published books and B.C. authors during the holiday season, here are three titles that tell stories about communities that haven’t received as much attention as they deserve. By David R. Gray (Royal B...