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URL:https://events.nfb.ca/events/the-road-taken-3/
SUMMARY:The Road Taken
DESCRIPTION:As part of THE NFB IN LIBRARIES annual programming\, the Saint 
 John Public Library is offering free public screening of the following fil
 m for Black History Month:\n\n\nThe Road Taken (Selwyn Jacob | 1996 |
  52 min)\nA nostalgic ride through history\, The Road Taken documents t
 he experiences of Blacks who worked as sleeping-car porters on Canada’s 
 major railways from the early 1900s through the 1960s.\nThere was a strong
  sense of pride among the porters–they were well-respected by their comm
 unity\, and they had steady work and were able to provide for their famili
 es. Yet\, harsh working conditions were a bitter reality and there were no
  opportunities for promotion to other railway jobs. Finally\, in 1955\, po
 rter Lee Williams charged the railway companies and the porter’s union w
 ith discrimination under the Canada Fair Employment Act\, and Blacks were 
 able to work in other areas.\n\nInterviews\, archival photos\, and memorab
 le film footage of train travel combine with the music of noted Toronto ja
 zz musician Joe Sealy\, whose father was a porter\, to reconstruct a fasci
 nating history that might otherwise have been forgotten.\n\n\n\n---\n\nFor
  more info\, contact the organiser: BiblioLib-SJ@gnb.ca or Facebook.com/SJ
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CATEGORIES:Free Event,NFB IN LIBRARIES,Screenings
LOCATION:Saint-John Free Public Library\, 1 Market Square\, Saint John\, Ne
 w Brunswick\, E2L 4Z6\, NB\, Canada
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