Black History Month – Conclusion As we come to the end of Black History Month, it is important to reflect on the lessons we have learned and the progress we have made. Through this series, we have explored the rich history and contributions of Black Canadians in Chatham-Kent. We have been reminded of the struggles…
Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society & Black Mecca Museum In 1994 a group of Black women founded the Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society: Lucille Cooper, Grace Fowler, Alice Newby, Blanche Pryor, Ellen Robbins, Gwendolyn Robinson and Connie Travis. This amazing group of women gathered and preserved the area’s rich Black History by creating family trees for the…
Black History – Sports As an addition to the Sports post on Wednesday, we’d like to shine the spotlight on two youths making headlines and with a bright future ahead of them. Caleb and CJ Roberts are grade 10 and 9 students at Ursuline College Catholic school. These young men have strong Canadian historical roots…
Black History Month – Sports Did you know many of Chatham’s Black community, both historically and present-day, feature many strides and significant feats in the sporting world? It is difficult to highlight them all but let us explore three of them: The Chatham Coloured All-Stars were a group of all-Black men who began playing baseball…
The Lucas family has long-standing roots in the Chatham community, and many of its family members have been integral to the building and shaping of our community. Tracing their roots back to the United States (Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania) and into slavery, they eventually settled in many early Black settlements of Windsor, Dresden and Chatham.…
Black History Month – Civil Rights Movement in Chatham-Kent In 1948 a group of Black citizens from Chatham, Dresden and North Buxton met and established the National Unity Association (NUA) after racist and segregation incidents in the town of Dresden. The four primary purposes included: To promote the welfare of all people regardless of colour,…
