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BLK: An Origin Story
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BLK: An Origin Story

1.0 / 10
2022
1 season
4 episodes
Documentary

Look beyond the Underground Railroad to explore the untold stories of Black Canadians from the 1600s to the present.

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Cast

Kosa Akaraiwe

Abdul-Shakur Alawi

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Abigail Amsterdam

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Osa Atoe

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Addison Becker

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Patrick Marlon Bender

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Dashawn Lloyd Blackwood

Al Braatz

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Sarah Bransfield

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Alex Nathaniel Campbell

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Adrian Alexie Edwards

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Andrew John Groome

Seasons

BLK: An Origin Story is a four-part doc series that looks beyond the Underground Railroad to explore the Untold Stories of Black Canadians from the 1600s to the present. These four hours aim to show that Black History is Canadian History.

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