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Dr. Wilson A. Head Dr. Wilson A. Head migrated to Ontario from the Unites States of America in 1959. In Ontario, he worked as director of various community service departments and in 1965 became director for the Social Planning Council of Metropolitan Toronto. Dr. Head co-founded The Urban Alliance of Race Relations and became its first president. Later he was made an executive of The Metro Committee on Race Relations and Policing. Dr. Head received the Harry Jerome Award and an honorary doctorate for his untiring fight against racism, and his commitment to human rights. A scholarship fund has been established in memory of Dr. Head, scholar, author and Associate Professor of Social Work. |
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Fred Upshaw Mr. Upshaw was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and moved to Toronto, where he graduated from high school. He became a registered nurse, and then president of his union local. In 1990 he became president of the Ontario Public Service Employee Union and was re-elected in 1991 and 1993. He is the first Black person to head a major Canadian union. |
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