This battalion of 500+ men worked mainly in the forests and lumber mills of France to provide the wood slats etc needed for trenches, construction, and so forth, and they also trained in infantry.Members of the battalion served with distinction in the First World War but faced anti-Black racism. https://t.co/qVmFcJYmdI
— CBC News (@CBCNews) July 10, 2022
Today, the Government of Canada is apologizing for the treatment of No. 2 Construction Battalion: a segregated Canadian military unit, formed amid racist policies in the First World War. 🧵 #BLM pic.twitter.com/AVCg1pTXgC
— Library and Archives Canada (@LibraryArchives) July 9, 2022
We’re pleased to offer a webinar about No. 2 Construction Battalion and those who served in it. Learn to explore military service files, war diaries and other historical records. https://t.co/dzzLq7WPQe pic.twitter.com/7JuD9Sc3oi
— Library and Archives Canada (@LibraryArchives) July 8, 2022
Rejected by recruiters, they fought to fight for a Canada that treated them less than equal.
— Canadian Forces in 🇺🇸 (@CAFinUS) July 9, 2022
They served and returned to face the same discrimination.
Remember No. 2 Construction Battalion. pic.twitter.com/JKQqyk9R0p
"We cannot ever let what happened to No. 2 Construction Battalion happen again," Trudeau said. "And we cannot let the service of any member of our forces ever be overlooked and forgotten." #Cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/5TYSVO2qJ8
— Jaro Giesbrecht 🇨🇦🇸🇰 (@JaroGiesbrecht) July 9, 2022
This is the Legacy Shadow Quilt, a quilt created to perpetuate the memory of those who served with the No. 2 Construction Battalion. It will be displayed as part of the events surrounding the Canadian government’s official apology to those who served with the Battalion pic.twitter.com/YI0j2uP6BG
— Canadian War Museum (@CanWarMuseum) July 9, 2022
Thankful to join with community, descendants and LG Mirasty at the Regina Armoury hosted by the Saskatchewan African Canadian Heritage Museum and the Regina Rifles to observe the long overdue apology of the Government of Canada to No. 2 Construction Battalion. pic.twitter.com/79n11YWg6t
— Trent Wotherspoon (@WotherspoonT) July 9, 2022
