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Black History

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The Tragic Death of Longshoreman Clarence Clemens

Born January 27, 1900 in Alberta, Clarence Clemens moved to British Columbia from Edmonton sometime in 1937. He soon found work on the docks as a longshoreman employed by Empire Stevedoring Co. and settled into the predominantly black neighbourhood of Strathcona in East Vancouver. The heart of this community was known as Read more…

By BC Labour Heritage Centre, 5 yearsFebruary 18, 2020 ago
Black History

Emmitt Holmes: BC Trade Unionist, Black Activist and Baseball Player

Emmitt Andrew Holmes came to British Columbia in the 1940s from Saskatchewan and was the only black member of the Vancouver Local of the International Woodworkers of America (IWA Local 1-217) when he joined in 1944. Holmes incorporated his trade unionism with black activism in Vancouver for a period spanning Read more…

By BC Labour Heritage Centre, 6 yearsFebruary 18, 2019 ago

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