BLACK LIVES IN ALBERTA: OVER A CENTURY OF RACIAL INJUSTICE CONTINUES
By Jenna Bailey, Deborah Dobbins, David Este
Black Lives in Alberta: Over a Century of Racial Injustice Continues tells the story of five generations of Black Albertans and their experiences of discrimination living on the Canadian Prairies. Descendants of a large wave of African American immigrants who moved to Alberta and Saskatchewan in the early 20th Century to escape racism and persecution in the United States candidly share their family histories and discuss how their racial identities have shaped their experiences of living in Alberta.
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BLACK LIVES IN ALBERTA: OVER A CENTURY OF RACIAL INJUSTICE CONTINUES
Jenna Bailey, Deborah Dobbins, David Este
Canada
2021
Mid-length Documentary
34'
English
The main subjects of this film are the descendants of African Americans who migrated to Alberta in the early 20th century.