Interview of Mr. Bill Overton by an unidentified female interviewer.

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Interview of Mr. Bill Overton by an unidentified female interviewer.

Bill Overton speaks about his every day and labour experiences on and off the railway from 1909 to 1954. Immigrating from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Toronto, this interview details the Black experience in Canada as well as the realities of unionization in both the Canadian National Railway and the Canadian Pacific Railway.

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Record Identifier: 3776753

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Record Creation Date: 2024-05-21

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