Come down to your School Library to learn more about Canada’s theme for Black History Month 2026: Honouring Black Brilliance Across Generations.
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Black History Month
February is Black History Month in Canada. Come down to your School Library to find out more as we celebrate and learn about Black Canadians. We will also look at Black History from the perspective of African-Americans, and the African Diaspora around the globe.
Black History in British Columbia
Learn more about the history of Black Canadians in our province. “The British Columbia Black History Awareness Society (BCBHAS) celebrates the achievements of Black people in British Columbia by creating an awareness of the history of Blacks in B.C., stimulating interest in the contributions of persons of African ancestry to B.C. and Canada today, and celebrating historical and contemporary achievements in the arts, education, government, sports, science etc.” BC Black History Awareness Society.
Visit the virtual museum exhibit: British Columbia’s Black Pioneers: Their Industry and Character Influenced the Vision of Canada
Rosa Parks
One of the icons of the US Civil Rights movement looked an unlikely hero but proved to be someone whose strength of character belied her appearance. Rosa Parks was born on this day in 1934. In the face of the overt racism of 1950’s America, Rosa famously refused to give up her seat on the bus, as black people were expected to do for white people. She was arrested, and the resulting Montgomery Bus Boycott proved to be one of foundational events of the Civil Rights Movement.
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Come down to the School Library to check out our titles on Rosa Parks and other books for Black History Month:
Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School Library 