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Alton C. Parker
Anderson Ruffin Abbott
1837 -- 1913
1837
1913
1907 -- 1989
1989
1907
Senator
Carrie Best
Anne Clare Cools
1943
1943
1903 -- 2001
1903
2001
-
Bessie Blount
1914 -- 2009
2009
1914
In
1942,C.
Alton
C. Parker
joined
Windsor
Police Service
Service at in
a time
when
Alton
Parker
joined
the the
Windsor
Police
1942,
at
it was rare for black Canadians to be in positions of authority. Parker
a timethe
when
it was of
rare
black Canadians
to be
in positions
gained
admiration
hisfor
colleagues
and in 1951 was
promoted
to the
of authority.
Parker
gained
theonly
admiration
of his
colleagues
rank
of Detective
– making
him not
the first black
police
officer in
Windsor
but also
the promoted
first black police
Canada.
and in 1951
was
to thedetective
rank ofinDetective
– making
Abbott applied for a commission as an assistant surgeon in the Union
In April
1863,1863
Abbott
applied
a “medical
cadet”
in
Army
in February
but his
offer wasto
notbe
accepted.
The following
April,
he
to be a “medical
in thewas
US Colored
Troops,
he was
theapplied
US Colored
Troops,cadet”
and then
accepted
as and
a civilian
finally accepted as a civilian surgeon under contract. Abbott was one of
surgeon.
Abbott
was
one
of
only
13
black
surgeons
to
serve
only thirteen black surgeons to serve in the Civil War, fostering a friendly
in the Civil
War, him
fostering
a friendly relationship with the
relationship
between
and the president.
Carter G. Woodson
Frederick McKinley Jones
him not only the first black police officer in Windsor but also
the first black police detective in Canada.
1875
1875 -- 1950
1950
president.
1898 -- 1961
1898
1961
In 1946, Carrie Best founded the first black-owned and published Nova
Senator Cools is the first black person summoned to the Senate of
Senator
Cools isfrom
theOntario,
first black
summoned
Canada. Originally
she wasperson
recommended
by Primeto
the
Senate
ofElliot
Canada.
from
Ontario,
she
was
Minister
Pierre
Trudeau Originally
in 1984, and is
also the
first black
female
senator in Northby
America.
recommended
Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau in
1984, and is also the first black female senator in North
America.
In
1946,
CarrieTheBest
founded
The
Clarion,
BlackScotia
newspaper,
Clarion.
She then
started
a radio the
showfirst
in 1952
called
The Quiet
Corner,
that aired
for 12Scotia
years and
was broadcast
four radio
owned
and
published
Nova
newspaper.
Inon1952,
her
stationsshow,
throughout
Canada’s
Maritime
Provinces.
In air.
1968,Itshe
was hired
as
radio
The
Quiet
Corner,
went
on
the
aired
for
12
a newspaper columnist for the Pictou Advocate in Nova Scotia. Her column
years
and
broadcast
four radio
stations throughout
ran until
1975was
under
the headingon
of “Human
Rights.”
Canada’s Maritime Provinces. Best was also a respected
“Human Rights” columnist for the Pictou Advocate until 1975.
Garrett Morgan
George Washington Carver
1887 -- 1963
1963
1887
1864 -- 1943
1864
1943
Bessie
wasa physical
a physical
therapist
whowith
worked
BessieBlount,
Blount, was
therapist
who worked
soldierswith
injured in
W.W.II. Bessie
Blount’s war
serviceBlount’s
inspired her
to patent
soldiers
injured
in W.W.II.
Bessie
war
service
a
device,
in
1951,
which
allowed
amputees
to
feed
themselves.
inspired her to patent a device, in 1951, which allowed
amputees to feed themselves.
George Edward
Alcorn
1940 1940 -
Carter
G. G.
Woodson
was was
the second
AfricanAfrican
American
to earn ato
Harvard
Carter
Woodson
the second
American
earn
doctorate. Woodson founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life
a Harvard doctorate. Woodson founded the Association for
and History. In 1926, he began promoting Negro History Week during the
the Study
ofFebruary
Negro toLife
and the
History.
He ofbegan
to Lincoln
promote
second
week of
celebrate
birthdays
Abraham
and
Frederick
Douglass.Week
In the the
1960s
it became
known
Black History
Month.
Negro History
second
week
ofasFebruary
1926,
to
celebrate the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick
Douglass. In the 1960s it became Black History Month.
Frederick Jones patented more than sixty inventions, however,
Frederick Jones patented more than sixty inventions, however, he is best
he
is best
known for
inventingrefrigeration
an automatic
known
for inventing
an automatic
systemrefrigeration
for long-haul
trucks in for
1935.long-haul
Jones was the
first person
to invent
a practical,
system
trucks
in 1935.
Jones
was mechanical
the first
refrigeration
system
for
trucks
and
railroad
cars.
person to invent a practical, mechanical refrigeration system
for trucks and railroad cars.
Garrett Morgan was an inventor and businessman from
Garrett Morgan was an inventor and businessman from Cleveland
Cleveland
who is
known
for
inventing
device
who is best known
for best
inventing
a device
in 1914
called theaMorgan
safety hood
and smokeSafety
protector.
called
the Morgan
Hood and the Smoke Protector
in 1914.
As
chemist,
Carver discovered
many uses for
peanuts and
Asananagricultural
agricultural
chemist,
Carver discovered
hundreds
of
hundreds more uses for soybeans, pecans and sweet potatoes. Among the
uses
for
peanuts,
soybeans,
pecans
and
sweet
potatoes.
items that he helped to develop were his recipes and improvements for:
buttermilk,
chiliitems
sauce, instant
coffee, mayonnaise,
meat tenderizer,
paper,
Among the
he suggested
would help
economically
plastic, pavement, shaving cream, shoe polish, and wood stain.
were recipes and improvements for buttermilk, chili sauce,
instant coffee, mayonnaise, meat tenderizer, paper, plastic,
pavement, shaving cream, shoe polish, and wood stain.
Harriet Tubman
1820 -- 1913
1820
1913
Alcorn invented
an imaging
x-ray spectrometer
using thermo
migration
of
Alcorn
invented
an imaging
x-ray spectrometer
using
thermo
aluminum, for which he earned a patent in 1984, and two years later he
migration
of aluminum,
he earned
a patent
1984,
devised an improved
methodfor
of which
fabrication
using laser
drilling.in
His
work
and
two years
later he devised
improved
method ofInventor
fabrion imaging
x-ray spectrometers
earnedan
him
the 1984 NASA/GSFC
of the Year
Award.
cation
using
laser drilling. His work on imaging x-ray spectrometers earned him the 1984 NASA/GSFC Inventor of the
Year Award.
Jackie Robinson
1919 -- 1972
1972
1919
Harriet Tubman, a runaway slave from Maryland, became known as the
Harriet
Tubman, a runaway slave from Maryland, was known
“Moses” of her people and the “conductor” who led hundreds of slaves to
as
the “Moses”
of her people
whoIn 1850,
led hundreds
of slaves
freedom
along the Underground
Railroad.
when the far-reaching
United
States
Fugitive
Law
was
passed,
she
guided
fugitive
slaves
to freedom along the Underground Railroad. In 1850,further
when
north into Canada. When angry slave owners posted rewards for her
the
far-reaching
United
States
Fugitive
Law
was
passed,
she
capture, she continued her work despite great personal risk.
guided fugitive slaves further north into Canada, despite
great personal risk and rewards for her capture.
John Cayonne
1934 -- 1998
1998
1934
In 1947, Brooklyn Dodgers President Branch Rickey approached Jackie
In 1947,
Brooklyn
president
Branch
Rickey
Robinson
about
joining theDodgers
Brooklyn Dodgers.
The Major
Leagues
had
approached
Jackie
Robinson
about
joining
the
Brooklyn
not had an African-American player since 1889, when baseball became
segregated.
When
Jackie
first donned
a Brooklyn
Dodger uniform, he
Dodgers. The
Major
Leagues
had not
had an African-American
pioneered the integration of professional athletics in America.
player since 1889, when baseball became segregated. When
Jackie first donned a Brooklyn Dodger uniform, he pioneered
the integration of professional athletics in America.
Lana Ogilive
Jan Ernst Matezeliger
Matzeliger
1852 -- 1889
1852
1889
Lewis Latimer
1848 -- 1928
1928
1848
The Honourable
The
Honarable
Lincoln M. Alexander
1922 -- 2012
1922
2012
In 1969, after coming to Canada from New York City, Johnny Cayonne was
In
1969, after coming to Canada from New York City, Johnny
hired as the first Executive Director of Caribana. He travelled the Caribbean
Cayonne
was hired
as the first
Director with
of Caribana.
islands in search
of entertainers
andExecutive
vendors negotiating
the artists
to
came
to
Canada.
Johnny
later
taught
elementary
school
in
York Region.
He travelled the Caribbean Islands in search of entertainers,
He will always be membered as as a Caribbean theatre trailblazer, inventor,
negotiating
and performer.with the artists and vendors. Johnny later taught
elementary school in York Region. He will always be remembered
as a Caribbean theatre trailblazer, inventor, and performer.
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
1823 - 1893
1823
1893
Lana Ogilvie is one of Canada’s most internationally known
Lana Ogilvie is one of Canada’s most internationally known models. In
models.
In 1992, she became the first Black model to sign a
1992, she became the first Black model to sign a multi-year contract with
multi-year
contract
with Cover Girl cosmetics company.
Cover Girl cosmetics
company.
Jan Matzeliger
immigrated
to the United
States
at ageStates
18 and went
to
Jan
Matzeliger
immigrated
to the
United
at age
work in a shoe factory in Philadelphia. Shoes then were handmade,
18
andtedious
wentprocess.
to work
a shoe helped
factory
in Philadelphia.
a slow
Janin
Matzeliger
revolutionize
the shoe
industrythen
by developing
a shoe lasting machine
would attach
the
Shoes
were handmade,
a slowthat
tedious
process.
sole to the shoe in one minute.
Jan Matzeliger helped revolutionize the shoe industry
by developing a shoe lasting machine that would attach
the sole to the shoe in one minute.
Madam
CJ Walker
Madam C.J.
Walker
Otis Boykin
1920 -- 1982
1920
1982
1867 -- 1919
1867
1919
Lewis
Latimer
the original
draftsman
forEdison
Thomas
Edison
Lewis Latimer
waswas
the original
draftsman
for Thomas
and as
such
and
asstar
such
wasinthe
starinfringement
witness insuits.
Edison’s
infringement
was the
witness
Edison’s
Lewis Latimer
was the
only African
of only
the twenty-four
“Edison Principles”,
suits.
LewisAmerican
Latimermember
was the
African American
member
Thomas Edison’s engineering division of the Edison Company.
of the twenty-four “Edison Principles”, Thomas Edison’s
engineering division of the Edison Company.
Patricia Bath
1942 -1942
In 1985, Lincoln Alexander was appointed Ontario’s 24th Lieutenant
In 1985, Lincoln Alexander was appointed Ontario’s 24th
Governor, the first member of a visible minority to serve as the Queen’s
Lieutenant in
Governor,
the first
member
of a
visible
minority
representative
Canada. During
his term
in office,
which
ended
in 1991,
youth
and
education
were
hallmarks
of
his
mandate.
He
then
accepted
to serve as the Queen’s representative in Canada. During hisa
position as Chancellor of the University of Guelph. In 1996, he became
termof in
youth
and education
were hallmarks of his
chair
theoffice,
Canadian
Race Relations
Foundation.
mandate. He later became Chancellor of the University of
Guelph, and chair of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation.
Viola Davis Desmond
1914 - 1965
1914
1965
Mary Ann
Shadd
CaryCary
arrivedarrived
in Canada
the time of
Underground
Mary
Ann
Shadd
inatCanada
atthethe
time of the
Railroad to educate the children of arriving refugees and distribute
Underground
Railroad
to a teach
children
anti-slavery materials.
She was
woman the
of many
talents. of
Maryarriving
Ann
refugees
distribute
anti-slavery
Shadd Cary and
earned
her law degree
at the end ofmaterials.
the AmericanShe
Civil was
War a
and
worked
as
a
lawyer,
teacher,
lecturer,
suffragist
and
publisher.
woman of many talents. Mary Ann Shadd Cary earned her
law degree at the end of the American Civil War and worked
as a lawyer, teacher, lecturer, suffragist and publisher.
After
changingher
herher
name
to “Madam”
“Madam”
C.C.J. J.Walker,
sheshe
founded
her
After
changing
name
to
Walker,
founded
After
changing
name
to “Madam”
C.J.
Walker,
she
own
business
and
began
selling
Madam
Walker’s
Wonderful
Hair
her
own
business
and
began
selling
Madam
Walker’s
Wonderful
founded a her
own business
and formula,
began which
selling
Madam
conditioning
and healing
she which
claimed
HairGrower,
Grower,scalp
a scalp
conditioning
and healing
formula,
she
had been Wonderful
revealed to her
in a Grower,
dream. a scalp conditioning and
Walker’s
Hair
claimed had been revealed to her in a dream.
healing formula, which she claimed had been revealed to
her in a dream.
Otis
is best
known
for inventing
an improved
electrical resistor
used
OtisBoykin
Boykin
is best
known
for inventing
an improved
electrical
inresistor
computers,
radios,
television
sets
and
a
variety
of
electronic
devices.
Otis
used in computers, radios, television sets and other
Boykin also invented a variable resistor used in guided missile parts, a control
electronic
devices. Otis
Boykin also
invented
variable
unit
for heart stimulators,
a burglar-proof
cash register
and aachemical
air
filter.
In total,
OtisinBoykin
patented
twenty-eight
electronicunit
devices.
resistor
used
guided
missile
parts, a control
for heart
stimulators, a burglar-proof cash register and a chemical air
filter. In total, Otis Boykin patented 28 electronic devices.
Patricia
Bathisis
dedicated
the treatment
and prevention
Patricia Bath
dedicated
to theto
treatment
and prevention
of blindnessof
and is a co-founder
the American
for the Prevention
blindness
and is a of
co-founder
ofInstitute
the American
Instituteoffor
Blindness. Bath is the first African American woman doctor to receive
the
Prevention
of Blindness.
theknown
first African
American
a patent
for a medical
invention.Bath
She isisbest
for her invention
of the Laserphaco
for the
of cataracts.
woman
doctor toProbe
receive
a treatment
patent for
a medical invention.
She is best known for her invention of the Laserphaco Probe
for the treatment of cataracts.
On November 8, 1946, while waiting for her car to be repaired, Viola
InDavis
November
1946, Viola Davis Desmond decided to see a
Desmund decided to go see a movie at a theatre in Nova Scotia.
movie
at thetoRoseland
in New
Scotia.
She refused
sit in the Theatre
balcony, which
wasGlasgow,
designatedNova
exclusively
for blacks,
instead
sat on theonly”
‘whites
only” ground
floor. area,
She
Refusing
to and
sit in
the “blacks
designated
balcony
was forcibly removed and arrested. The government of Nova Scotia
she
instead
sat
on
the
ground
floor,
which
was
for
whites
only.
apologized years later, and she was granted a posthumous pardon.
She was forcibly removed and arrested. Viola was later granted
a posthumous pardon, the first to be granted in Canada.