An Alberta village's only Black resident remembers its African American roots
Vant Hayes, who says he's 88 years old or "somewhere around there," represents the end of an era in Breton, a village 110 kilometres southwest of Edmonton.
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Vant Hayes, who says he's 88 years old or "somewhere around there," represents the end of an era in Breton, a village 110 kilometres southwest of Edmonton.
Vant Hayes, who says he's 88 years old or "somewhere around there," represents the end of an era in the village of Breton, 110 kilometres southwest of Edmonton.
The early 1900s saw an exodus of African Americans to four tiny communities in Alberta
BRETON, ALBERTA - "My name is Vant Hayes and I'm the only Black one left out here."
BRETON, ALBERTA — "My name is Vant Hayes and I'm the only Black one left out here." Hayes, who says he's 88 years old or "somewhere around there," represents the end of an era in the village of Breton, 110 kilometres southwest of Edmonton.