Group 6: Stephen Blizzard
Research sources for Stephen Blizzard:
- Stephen Blizzard, MD (Canadian Medical Hall of Fame)
- Dr. Stephen Blizzard Trailblazer Award (Western University – available in English only)
- Steve Blizzard (Black Canadian Veterans Stories – available in English only)
Videos:
- Videos: Heroes Remember interviews with Dr. Stephen Blizzard (available in English only)
- Video: Dr. Stephen Blizzard (Canadian Medical Hall of Fame – English video with French subtitles)
Images:
History:
- Canadian Armed Forces in Egypt
- Canadian Armed Forces in the post-war years
- Black Canadians in uniform
Prepare your presentation
Reviewing the readings and images of your Black Canadian service member, as a group, develop a poster to present to your classmates. Print pictures to use on your poster. Your class will use each group’s poster to create a Black Canadians in uniform time line.
Be sure to include:
- Visuals
- Full name
- Date of birth
- Date of death and where buried (if applicable)
- Information about their life before military service
- War, battle(s) or conflict in which they served and their dates
- Role or rank during military service
- Honours or awards received
- Interesting facts or stories about this person’s military service
- Challenges they faced (i.e. dealing with overt discrimination or overcoming adversity)
- Date modified: