Voices from the Footnotes

Generations Part 1

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What has changed since the 1940s for Black students and staff at McGill? In this episode, we talk with Beryl Dickinson-Dash (now Rapier) and two pairs of fathers and daughters who were students, faculty, or staff – or all of the above – at McGill. Hear about a lot of firsts and the unique challenges faced by Black students and staff in the first half of this two-part episode.

Further Reading
  • How Montrealer Beryl Dickinson-Dash made history as McGill's first Black Queen of Carnival
  • Ron’s uncle’s protest at Concordia, the Computer Centre Incident
  • McGill’s Action Plan to address Anti-Black Racism. September 2020.
  • CBC article from October 2020 states that there are currently 14 black tenure-track or tenured professors
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    • Credits

    Host & Producer: Sheetal Lodhia

    Production and technical assistance: Jacquelyn Sundberg

    Transcription: Labiba Faiza

    Research Assistance: Michelle Macleod

    Guest:
    • Beryl Rapier
    • Bradley Rapier
    • Prof. Emeritus Glyne Piggott
    • Adrienne Piggott
    • Ron Williams
    • Brittany Williams
      • Music
      • Title song: Happy Sandbox, by Mativve, sourced from Freesound.org, CC BY 3.0
      • Transitions: Horn lilt 2 by contextcollapse, Sombre Piano by Luckylittleraven, Happy and Groovy by Tyops, all sourced from Freesound.org, CC BY 3.0
      • End credits: Happy-music, by monkeyman355, CC BY 3.0
        • Full Transcript - see the podcast website.
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