Montreal’s Black History Tour |Come With G

Emancipation Day is observed in many former European colonies in the Caribbean. The Slavery Abolition Act 1833, which abolished slavery throughout the British Empire came into force the following year, on 1 August 1834. In 1985, Trinidad and Tobago became the first country to declare a national holiday commemorating the abolition of slavery. On 1 …

The Illuminated Crowd

Created in 1985 by Franco-British artist, Raymond Mason, this unique public sculpture is made from stratified polyester resin with polyurethane paint.The Illuminated Crowd is a sculpture consisting of 65 people of all ages, race, facial expressions and conditions, depicted on four platforms. The sculpture illustrates the degradation of the human race and symbolizes the fragility …