Violet King: Canada’s First Black Female Lawyer

Violet King was descendant from Black Americans who fled segregation in the United States, and then found racism also existed in Canada. Violet would make her parents and grandparents proud when she became the first Black Canadian lawyer in Alberta and the first female Black Canadian lawyer in Canada. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: www.canadaehx.com/shop Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) E-mail: craig@canadaehx.com Twitter: twitter.com/craigbaird Mastadon: @canadaehx@canada.masto.host Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cdnhistoryehx YouTube: youtube.com/c/canadianhistoryehx Want to send me something? Craig Baird PO Box 2384 Stony Plain PO Main, Alberta T7Z1X8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices