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A little over sixty years ago, a young, intelligent black woman named Gwen was graduating from Allenby Junior Public School in Toronto. Her teacher provided her with a notice telling her where to attend secondary school the following Autumn, and she carefully carried it to her home on St. Clements Avenue, in an area that was affordable and populated by young, middle-class families.
Mrs. Lois Barzey hadn't gone to university, but she had high hopes for her daughter Gwen. Lois's father—Gwen's grandfather— had come to Canada from Barbados specifically to find a better future for his children and grandchildren. More...
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