An African Canadian who contributed to Canadian society was Harry Jerome. He was the worlds fasted man and one of Canada's most-known athletes. Harry Jerome was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan , and grew up in Vancouver British Columbia, his first world record was a 100 metre sprint in 10 seconds, he won a gold medal at the 1966 commonwealth games and bronze medal in the 1964 Olympic games.
Another African Canadian who contributed to society was Elijah McCoy studied engineering in Scotland. On his return to Canada
the only job he could find was a railway fireman. While he was a mechanic he noticed that every time a train stopped it needed oil, so he invented a machine that oiled the train machinery while it was working called, he called it the McCoy Lubricator.
I got my information from: http://http://archives.theglobeandmail.com/hubs/breakingnews/top10/black.html
Another African Canadian who contributed to society was Elijah McCoy studied engineering in Scotland. On his return to Canada
the only job he could find was a railway fireman. While he was a mechanic he noticed that every time a train stopped it needed oil, so he invented a machine that oiled the train machinery while it was working called, he called it the McCoy Lubricator.I got my information from: http://http://archives.theglobeandmail.com/hubs/breakingnews/top10/black.html
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