Fonds No
0001
Series No
002
Item No
0064
Title
Interview with Harry Gairey Sr. 2
Material Type
Sound Recording
Physical Description
5 audio cassettes (ca. 3 hr., 50 min.)
Creator
Multicultural History Society of Ontario ; Ontario Black History Society
Interviewer
Donna Hill
Date of Creation
1978
Place of Creation
Toronto, Ontario
Language
English
Scope and Content
This interview with Harry Ralph Gairey Sr. was conducted by Donna Hill from June 28, July 4, July 11, and August 3, 1978, in Toronto, Ontario.
Restrictions
Unrestricted
Subjects
West Indian (Cuban, Jamaican), advocating for changes in immigration law and regulations, assisting immigrants, community social life, discrimination, early Black residents and areas of Black settlement in Toronto, Great Depression, Grimsby Beach picnics, music and dances, relationship between West Indian immigrants and Canadian Blacks, work as railway porter
Names
Acotro Company Limited, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, Marcus Garvey, Hubbard family, Dudley Laws, Lightfoot family, Donald Moore, Negro Citizenship Association, Francis Simpson, Universal Negro Improvement Association