BLK: An Origin Story - Season 1

BLK: An Origin Story is a four-part doc series that looks beyond the Underground Railroad to explore the Untold Stories of Black Canadians from the 1600s to the present. These four hours aim to show that Black History is Canadian History.

4 Episodes

Three Epic Migrations, One People

Season 1 - Episode 1

Descendants of The Black Loyalists, Jamaican Maroons and The Black Refugees represent Canada's largest Black population today. Their incredi...

John "Daddy" Hall

Season 1 - Episode 2

Born free of an Ojibwe father and an escaped-slave mother in Upper Canada, John Daddy Hall fought in the war of 1812, was captured and sold ...

Hogan's Alley

Season 1 - Episode 3

Before Urban Renewal, before displacement, and before dispersal, there was life. For many years Hogan's Alley was the heart of Vancouver's B...

Little Burgundy

Season 1 - Episode 4

Tucked between Griffintown and St. Henri in Montreal's Sud Ouest is Little Burgundy, home to a Black population led by Black men who worked ...