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Canadian Forces Celebrate Black History Month - 2006
Published by Canadian Forces Recruiting Group 2/3/2006
 Throughout Canada’s history, since early colonial times, black Canadians have taken their places on the field of honour with their compatriots.
Watch or download the slide show (2252 KB) for more information.
 Downloadable poster (1961 KB).
 Raised in Halifax during the First World War, No. 2 Construction Battalion, the only Canadian unit to be made up entirely of black soldiers, was sent to France to join the Canadian Forestry Corps. The Reverend William White kept a journal about his experiences as battalion chaplain. His grandson, Canadian actor and producer Anthony Sherwood, inspired by the journal, made a docudrama about the battalion entitled Honour Before Glory. It tells the story of these soldiers, who served Canada despite the racism prevalent at the time, and have been largely forgotten in the history of our country. Download the video (78 497KB).
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