Veritable Infusion

Episode 53 - "Ontario Family Day International Black History Month"

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"Ontario Family Day International Black History Month" (Podcast Title)Black History Month continues... With some background on the dance/ church/ social scene in Southwestern Ontario, as I have been checking out the book Breaking Loose, about historic Black communities of southwestern Ontario, at the end of the Underground Railroad.For Family Day, that is today's legal holiday in Ontario, the rest of the music played will be from family relations, because, tonight, we are...Keepin' it in the family...Also, I put out some background on the Black Canadian Vinyl Rarity, Floyd Lawson and the Hearts of Stone - Comin Out, an extremely rare album I learned about after checking out the dodgy Canadian Racer comp... this is some Ottawa area funk via Philadelphia and Motown... I found a copy of the reissue, itself a rarity already with only 500 copies pressed, with Floyd's cooperation and consent on the Afrokat label.Also, thought I'd mention Claudette Colvin's mostly forgotten role in the Civil Rights struggle...And in