Strong and Free is produced by Historica Canada and Media Girlfriends.

This episode was written and produced by Josiane Blanc.

Senior producers are Garvia Bailey and Hannah Sung.

Sound design and mix by David Moreau and Gabbie Clarke.

The Media Girlfriends team is rounded out by Lucius Dechausay, Jeff Woodrow and Nana aba Duncan, the founder of Media Girlfriends.

Thanks to singer/songwriter Jenny Salgado. And thank you to our script-consultant Alain Saint-Victor. 

Fact-checking by Cloé Carron

Additional reading:

·       Quiet Revolution

·       Montreal

·       Michaëlle Jean

·       Caribbean Canadians

·       SAINT VICTOR, Alain. De l'exil à la communauté : une histoire de l'immigration haïtienne à Montréal 1960-1990. Mémoire de maîtrise (histoire), Université du Québec à Montréal, 2018. 139 p. De l'exil à la communauté : une histoire de l'immigration haïtienne à Montréal 1960-1990 (uqam.ca)

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