Rocky Jones

Black Power leader, activist lawyer, creative thinker.

Delmore Buddy Daye

A boxer, an activist, a national legend.

Viola Desmond

Nine years before Rosa Parks rode the bus, Viola took her stand against racism.

William Hall

The son of slaves becomes the first Black man awarded the Victoria Cross.

James Robinson Johnston

Revolutions begin in the mind.

George Dixon

The first Black world champion in any weight class.

Requiem for Africville

Bulldozed! But the dream that took root in Africville still lives in us today.

Halifax Market Women

Black Refugee women of the War of 1812 sold handmade goods at what is now called, the Halifax Farmer’s market.

Ellen and William Craft

Black Woman passes as a white male and escapes with her husband as her slave.

Citadel Hill & the Maroon Gate

Captain Leonard Parkinson uncovering the history of Citadel Hill

15 Ships to Sierra Leone

In 1792, Black Loyalists become the first freed slaves to return to Africa.

Thomas Peters

One of the founding fathers of Freetown, Sierra Leone

Richard Preston

One of the most important church and community leaders in Nova Scotia.

Portia White

An internationally renowned diva with a voice described as “a gift from Heaven.”