Clayton Ruby (1942–2022): The “Burr in the Saddle” of the Establishment
Born and raised in Toronto, Clayton Charles Ruby dedicated over 50 years to the relentless pursuit...
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Stanley Grizzle (1918–2016): From Porter to Judge, A Civil Rights Pioneer
Grizzle began his career in 1940 as a sleeping car porter for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR),...
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Dr. Lynn Gehl: The Scholar Who Fought the Indian Act and Won
Born in inner-city Toronto, Dr. Lynn Gehl is an Algonquin Anishinaabe-kwe whose life story is a...
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Dr. Daniel G. Hill: The Sociologist Who Wrote Canada’s Rights Agenda
Born in Missouri in 1923, Daniel Grafton Hill III was a “freedom seeker” long before...
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