A view of the General Post Office from Toronto Street, August 28, 1915 Courtesy of City of Toronto Archives.
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11014
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Courtesy of City of Toronto Archives
Date of Creation
28 August 1915
Keywords
Black History, Post office
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Tours
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Public Domain
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A view of the General Post Office from Toronto Street, August 28, 1915 Courtesy of City of Toronto Archives.
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Albert Jackson applied to work as a letter carrier and was hired in 1882 but after his colleagues refused to train him he was demoted to a lower position as a caretaker. He was eventually reinstated after the Black community in Toronto and his family members held a public meeting and protested on his behalf. Albert picked up mail for his deliveries from the General Post Office and delivered mail through Harbord Village for about 36 years until his death in 1918.
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