About

The Telling the Stories of Race and Sports in Canada project is dedicated exploring the past, present, and future of race and sport in Canada. The Telling the Stories of Race and Sports in Canada web portal is one of  three components of a larger project, funded by a SSHRC Connections Grant.

We are grateful for the following sponsors and supporters of this event:  Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada; University of Windsor’s Office of Research and Innovation Services; the University of Windsor’s Leddy Library, Department of History, Leddy Library's Centre for Digital Scholarship, Department of English, Faculty of Human Kinetics, and School of Creative Arts.

Conference Committee Chairs: Heidi LM Jacobs (Leddy Library), Dave Johnston (Leddy Library) Miriam Wright (Department of History)

Conference Programme Committee: Irene Moore Davis (Essex County Black Historical Research Society), Dale Jacobs (Department of English), Scott Martyn (Faculty of Human Kinetics), Samantha Meredith (Chatham Kent Black Historical Society), and Vicky Paraschak (Faculty of Human Kinetics)

We are also particularly grateful for the support and assistance of:
Nancy Allen and Jim Allen; Ligia Arias, Catering & Conference Services; Rana Chan, Catering &
Conference Services, Chatham Kent Black Historical Society; Essex County Black Historical Research Society; Bob Dawson, Marsaydees Ferrell; Devon Fraser; Colin Howell; Janelle Joseph, Chelsey H. Leahy; Ron Leary; Tori Levang; Mark McWhinney; Northstar Cultural Community Centre; Ornella Nzindukiyimana; Trevor Pittman and Victor Romao, SOCA; Jennifer Rocheleau; Michael Salvador, IT Services; Sara Santarossa; Angela Sullivan; Stacie Teasdale; Natasha Wiebe; Mita Williams