Fonds No
0001
Series No
002
Item No
0063
Title
Interview with Harry Gairey Sr. 1
Material Type
Sound Recording
Physical Description
2 audio cassettes (ca. 2 hr., 10 min.)
Creator
Multicultural History Society of Ontario ; Ontario Black History Society
Interviewer
Kenneth Amoroso
Date of Creation
1977
Place of Creation
Toronto, Ontario
Language
English
Scope and Content
This interview with Harry Ralph Gairey Sr. was conducted by Kenneth S. Amoroso on July 9, 1977, in Toronto, Ontario.
Restrictions
Unrestricted
Subjects
West Indian (Cuban, Jamaican), assisting immigrants, community organizations, community social life, discrimination, domestic workers, Grimsby Beach picnics, Icelandia skating rink discrimination incident, immigration barriers, influx of West Indian immigrants, migration from the Maritimes, music and dances, work as railway porter
Names
E. Lionel Cross, Marcus Garvey, Dr. Daniel Hill, Home Services Association, Hubbard family, Dudley Law, Rev. Alexander Markham, Donald Moore, Negro Citizenship Association, Rev. William Perry, Charles Roach, J. B. Salsberg, Rev. Cecil Stewart, Universal Negro Improvement Association, West Indian Federation Club, West Indian Trading Company