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HALIFAX WOULDN’T BE THE SAME WITHOUT THE DOWNEY-COLLINS FAMILY. Graham Downey, Cazhhmere’s uncle, was the first black city councillor in Halifax and the first black deputy mayor in Nova Scotia. In the 1960s and 70s, Edward William Thomlinson (Billy) Downey owned Halifax’s hottest nightclub: The Arrows Club. The Arrows Club was open until ...
May 5, 2022 · The Downey-Collins family has deep roots in Halifax's history. (CBC Docs/Deeply Rooted)Halifax wouldn't be the same without the Downey-Collins family. Graham Downey, Cazhhmere's uncle, was the ...
Feb 10, 2017 · There was George Alexander Downey who fought in both world wars, serving in the No. 2 Construction Battalion, an all-black battalion, during WW1.. There were the fighting Downeys, boxing champs Robert John Downey Sr., Canadian amateur lightweight boxing champion in 1960, and David Downey Sr., Canada’s longest reigning middleweight boxing champion.
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Jun 4, 2020 · She goes back to her hometown of Halifax to tell the story of her ancestors, the Downey-Collins family, a deeply Canadian family that fought in two world wars, and represented this country at the ...
Feb 21, 2017 · This is a CBC documentary about the Downey/Collins family, who have lived in Canada for seven generations. Cazhmere, one of their descendants, walks viewers through her family history and discusses the common misconception that there were no people of colour (aside from Indigenous people) in Canada prior to the 20 th century.
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This documentary exposes the viewer to a history of the Downey/Collins family, woven into the fabric of this nation and also exposes how “our nation can easily forget that not every person of colour is a newcomer to Canada.” While viewing the film List the ways in which Cazhhmere’s family contributed to the fabric of Canada? In what ways has
