NIAGARA MILITARY MUSEUM
Black military
history of niagara Traveling Exhibit
What to expect with The main exhibit EIGHT PULL UP BANNERS
The pull up banners
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A gallery exhibition will be set up, to bring our Museum to you
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Celebrates 200+ years of military service to Canada by Black soldiers
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A bilingual, photo-text, presentation
BANNER TOPICS
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1 PRE-CONFEDERATION
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CANADAS RESPONSE
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NO. 2 CONSTRUCTION BATTALION
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JAMES GRANT
Revolutionary War, War of 1812, American Civil War
Black applicants faced rejection
A segregated Black non-combatant unit was formed
The first Black Canadian recipient of the Military Medal for bravery in the field
BANNER TOPICS
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Sergeant Stephen Thomas, MB, CD
REMEMBER THE FALLEN FIRST BLAC PARATROOPERS
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THE JOHNSON FAMILY
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CONNIE & KATHLEEN BROWN EVERETT “PUDGE” DAWSON
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BELL, HOKAN, THOMAS, SMITH
Douglas, Beverly, David and Clarence
From first Black airman to contemporary service
TABLETOP DISPLAY Designed for a classroom or library. Eight posters provide more detail on the banner topics with closer contact viewing. Sets are provided in both English and French languages.
USB flash drive A Resource Book is provided packed with fact sheets, biography sheets, match ups, word searches, Kahoot quizzes, primary source documents and other learning resources. More in-depth information to topics introduced on the exhibit panels is provided.
RESOURCE BOOK material The Table of Contents shows the information provided in the Resource Book
The Resource Book is also available online: https://issuu.com/niagara_milita ry_museum/docs/resource_book
inside the resource book
THANKS FOR BOOKING!
Do you have any questions? NIAGARA MILITARY MUSEUM niamilmuseum@gmail.com (905) 358-1949 www.nmm.life CREDITS: This presentation template was created by Slidesgo, including icons by Flaticon, and infographics & images by Freepik.
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