By Knockabout Media
What if you were sent to war with a shovel and pickaxe, in lieu of a gun? In 1914, the world was at war. Thousands of Canadian men rushed to their local enlistment centres, eager to join the fight.
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The podcast currently has 4 episodes available.
How does a forgotten piece of history become uncovered? In this, our final episode in the series, you will learn about what happened to the men of the No.2 after the war, and how their story came to light decades later.
Join us as we explore the remarkable history of the No. 2 Construction Battalion, Canada’s only all-Black military unit during World War I, uncovering their legacy, contributions, and the untold stories of Black Canadian soldiers in our latest podcast on military history, diversity, and heritage.
*Download our Discussing Questions for your class*
Written & Hosted by Cindy Charles
Produced by Ryan Barnett & Cindy Charles
Voice Director Sonia Gemmiti
Recorded by Tyler Rauman
This series features interviews with Lt. Jerome Downey, Sgt. Craig Smith, Douglas Ruck, and Lindsay Ruck.
Additional voices by Keith Francis & Matthew Barnett
Featuring a musical performance "How Great Thou Art" by Reeny Smith & Family
A Knockabout Media Production
This podcast was made possible thanks to funding from Veterans Affairs Canada’s Commemorative Partnership Program.
Donate here to the Welcome Collective.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
If you were once rejected, would you still want to serve? It's 1915, and the Canadian Expeditionary Forces are taking heavy casualties. The growing need for more recruits leads Canadian military leadership to turn toward the very men they had previously barred from service.
Join us as we explore the remarkable history of the No. 2 Construction Battalion, Canada’s only all-Black military unit during World War I, uncovering their legacy, contributions, and the untold stories of Black Canadian soldiers in our latest podcast on military history, diversity, and heritage.
*Download our Discussing Questions for your class*
Written & Hosted by Cindy Charles
Produced by Ryan Barnett & Cindy Charles
Voice Director Sonia Gemmiti
Recorded by Tyler Rauman
This series features interviews with Lt. Jerome Downey, Sgt. Craig Smith, Douglas Ruck, and Lindsay Ruck.
Additional voices by Keith Francis & Matthew Barnett
Featuring "I Want to Be Ready" & "Live a-Humble" by the Tuskegee Institute Singers
A Knockabout Media Production
This podcast was made possible thanks to funding from Veterans Affairs Canada’s Commemorative Partnership Program.
Donate here to the Welcome Collective.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Why did Canada's leaders not want a so-called "checkerboard army"? In 1914, the Canadian government called on all able-bodied men to serve their country in the Great War. However, when Black men went to enlist, they were turned away. In this first episode in our new series, we look at those early years of the war, when Black Canadians found themselves having to fight for the right to fight.
Join us as we explore the remarkable history of the No. 2 Construction Battalion, Canada’s only all-Black military unit during World War I, uncovering their legacy, contributions, and the untold stories of Black Canadian soldiers in our latest podcast on military history, diversity, and heritage.
*Download our Discussing Questions for your class*
Written & Hosted by Cindy Charles
Produced by Ryan Barnett & Cindy Charles
Voice Director Sonia Gemmiti
Recorded by Tyler Rauman
This series features interviews with Lt. Jerome Downey, Sgt. Craig Smith, Douglas Ruck, and Lindsay Ruck.
Additional voices by Keith Francis & Matthew Barnett
A Knockabout Media Production
This podcast was made possible thanks to funding from Veterans Affairs Canada’s Commemorative Partnership Program.
Donate here to the Welcome Collective.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In 1914, the world was at war. Thousands of Canadian men rushed to their local enlistment centres, eager to join the fight. But, when Black men went to enlist, they were turned away. It was "a white man's war," they were told. Canada didn't want a "checkerboard army." What followed is a story of rejection and resilience, and of service in the face of bigotry.
From Knockabout Media, this is The Black Hum, a new 3-part series on the history and legacy of Canada's first all-Black battalion. First episode drops November 11.
Written & Hosted by Cindy Charles
Produced by Ryan Barnett & Cindy Charles
A Knockabout Media Production | Funded by Veterans Affairs Canada
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The podcast currently has 4 episodes available.