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Little Burgundy

BLK: An Origin Story

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Air Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2022

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Season 1 - Episode 4

Little Burgundy

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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 in Canada's railway industry as sleeping car porters. They were the first Black trade union to organize in North America and were among the leaders in the struggle for civil rights.

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