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WILMA MORRISON |
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SAMPLING OF
BOOKS
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BLACK HISTORY ART
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CAREERS
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STARS OF NEGRO LEAGUES
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FERGIE JENKINS ANCESTRY & FRIENDS
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Celebrate Black
History YEAR-ROUND
Visit Black History Museum
The Fergie Jenkins Foundation Black History
Museum - 67 Commerce Place, Unit 4 St. Catharines, ON L2R 6P7
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content and images of our Black History Museum
Special Note:
Museum Tours are
still being held....contact :
joddi@sympatico.ca
0r call (905)962-6760 to book (maximum party of 4 as per covid19 protocols.)
for Tuesday & Friday Only 10:30 am -3:30 p.m.
Recently we had 2 visitors from
Wisconsin , USA visiting Niagara Falls decided to drop in and a full
hour tour was given to them of the Sports Museum and the Black History
wing. They loved the history and detail and massive amount of
information and artifacts for them to see !
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TRIBUTE TO
WILMA MORRISON
Wilma Morrison 'fought passionately' for the
preservation of black history in Canada
She was 91-years-old.
Adewumi says "she was a mentor. She was a teacher and
she was a great historian," but as a Canadian, he says
"growing up as a black person in Canada. She never
really felt quite accepted."Adewumi directed Wilma,
a 2016 film about Morrison and her work as "a selfless
woman who fought passionately for the preservation of
black history in Canada.The film told the story of her
experiences growing in Ontario and the discrimination
she faced because of the color of her skin and because
of her gender. The film looks at her fight to save
the historic British Methodist Episcopal church on Peter
Street in Niagara Falls. Adewumi says Morrison "single handedly" made sure the
church was designated as a national heritage site
"because the church is the only evidence of black people
being around here for over 200 years."
He said "I see Wilma as the Harriet Tubman of our
era. Harriet Tubman brought the people from the
States to Canada. But Wilma told the story of the
people."
Credit:
Friend and Film Director: Ayo Edewumi
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Wilma Morrison contributed
greatly to the Fergie Jenkins Foundation Black History Museum.
She contributed many
items to be put on display for the public to enjoy in Niagara
region and beyond.
Here are some of the images of
items she entrusted to the Fergie Jenkins Foundation Black
History Museum....renamed in her honor as the
Wilma Morrison
Black History Wing.
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Wilma Morrison chair and bookshelf was bequested to
the BH Museum with a 100 book collection,
currently on display |
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SAMPLING OF CAREER POSITIONS |
RAILWAY PORTER |
BARBER |
MILITARY |
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STARS OF THE NEGRO LEAGUES |
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FERGUSON JENKINS
ANCESTRY & FRIENDS |
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Josiah Hensen |
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Certificate Honouring
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Josiah
Hensen |
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HISTORY OF THE
UNDERGROUND
RAILROAD |
BLACK ACES
CABINET
BLACK
PLAYERS WITH 20 GAME WINNING GAMES |
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Fergie's
Mother - Dolores was blind and would
listen on the radio when he pitched for
the Chicago Cubs , now on display in the
Black History Museum |
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In 2011 Fergie Jenkins
was honored on a Canadian Stamp for Black
History Month...and across the country tour was
held ....from sea to sea ...46 events, 23 cities
were visited and 9 provinces ! |
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The Fergie Jenkins Foundation Black History
Museum - 67 Commerce Place, Unit 4 St. Catharines
, ON L2R 6P7
Office Phone: (906) 688-9418 / Email:
fergiejenkinsfoundation@gmail.com |
Black History
Museum is a member of the Ontario Museum
Association
Member # 0909166
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