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Author sheds light on the racism famed lifeguard Serafim 'Joe' Fortes faced in 1900s Vancouver
Serafim 'Joe' Fortes arrived in Vancouver as a sailor in 1885 somewhat by accident. The ship he was working on had been badly damaged and the crew was discharged. Fortes found himself stranded in ...
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Celebrate Black History Month with new book Searching for Serafim
Ruby Smith Díaz didn’t set out to write a book about Joe Fortes. The Ladysmith-based author of the new history/biography book Searching for Serafim: The Life Legacy of Serafim “Joe” Fortes ...
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Serafim ‘Joe’ Fortes – What’s Old is News
Sean Graham talks with Ruby Smith Diaz, author of Searching for Serafim: The Life and Legacy of Serafim ‘Joe’ Fortes. They discuss Ruby’s introduction to ...