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BC Black History: Peter Lester, first Black juror in BC
Happy Black History Month! For the month of February, The Peak is highlighting Black figures in history in the masthead every week.
Peter Lester (1858-1899) was a father, successful shoe store owner, abolitionist who taught Black folks about their rights, and the first Black juror in BC. Originally from Philadelphia in the US, he then moved to San Francisco with his wife and children to find out slavery was still practiced despite being outlawed. Discrimination was rife and his daughter was forced to drop out
of an all-white school due to a racist letter. Courts “did not allow testimony by African-Americans.” Lester “decided to join the exodus of African-Americans” to the Victoria settlement on the stolen land of lək̓ʷəŋən traditional territory. It was there where he became the first Black juror in the Vancouver Island colony, despite objections. Black folks were legally allowed to participate in juries 10 years later, on November 26, 1872.
Source:The British Columbia Black History Awareness Society. Read more about Black BC history at bcblackhistory.ca.
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