Interviews of Ivy Lawrence Mayniar and Oliver Davis by Stanley Grizzle.

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Interviews of Ivy Lawrence Mayniar and Oliver Davis by Stanley Grizzle.

This sound recording contains interviews with two individuals. Ivy Lawrence Mayniar speaks about her education to enable her to practice law, noting the gendered and racialized barriers she had to overcome. She also explains her father’s involvement in the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, as President of the Montreal division, Black women’s paid labour, and the power inherent in Montreal’s and Verdun’s tightknit Black communities. Oliver Davis [begins 00:37:19], who began his career as a porter in 1939, recounts his initial trip as a porter, detailing his joy of seeing Canada for the first time as well as the hardships he faced during his career, which included segregated eating quarters and rude passengers. He also details the process of union organization that led to the development of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.

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Record Creation Date: 2024-05-21

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