Black History Month

An introduction to the little-known history of Black peoples in The United Church of Canada, from 100 years of Union United in Montreal to the present day across Canada. Copies of this video and other stories from Black peoples in the United church are available for purchase from www.ucrdstore.ca, ask for the Sankofa DVD.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Union
• church
• Montreal
• racism
• exclusion
• discrimination
• celebration

[unitedchurchofcanada]

Naming ourselves is very complicated! We have historically struggled with how to identify with a common name. Some of us self-identify as African Canadians, people of the African Diaspora, Caribbean Canadian & Canadian. Some that don’t like African Canadian; some use “Black peoples.” Black history in Canada is also diverse, & includes Black Loyalists from the 1700s, & people who moved with the Underground Railroad, which are not part of the Caribbean Canadian community. Part 1/2

[unitedchurchofcanada]

2/2 Black History Month seeks to be inclusive of the many historical experiences in the Black community in Canada. In the history of the slave trade, Black peoples were brought to the Caribbean, but were originally from different parts of Africa. Some people of Caribbean descent self-identify as African Canadian to reclaim their original roots.

The video names that Black history is Canadian history. In this way, the video really does belong to all of us. Adele Halliday

[caribbeandiaspora]

To my understanding, it is not recognised in Canada as African-Canadian history, it is recognised as Caribbean-Canadian history as the original black community, slaves from the Caribbean and those who had migrated there for more than a century date, are mainly of Caribbean origin who regards the use of the term African-Canadian contentious. They have made clear over the years that they are Caribbean-Canadian and wish to be regarded as such. This is a known FACT. I guess this video is not theres.

[Toodles1218]

NICE!! :)