| 词条 | Stanley G. Grizzle |
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Union experienceWhile working as a porter, Grizzle became active in the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP), a trade union whose leader was the charismatic African American A. Philip Randolph. Upon his return to Canada after serving in Europe during World War II, Grizzle became more active in the union. He was elected president of his union local, and pushed the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) to open the management ranks to blacks. He also plunged into other causes and was a leader in Canada's nascent civil rights era of the 1950s, working with the Joint Labour Committee to Combat Racial Intolerance. Political careerIn 1959, Grizzle and Jack White were the first Black Canadian candidates to run for election to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (the predecessor to the New Democratic Party). In 1960, Grizzle went to work for the Ontario Labour Relations Board. In 1978 he was appointed a Citizenship Judge by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Awards and acknowledgmentIn recognition of his work with the BSCP and his civil rights work, Grizzle received the Order of Ontario in 1990 from Lieutenant-Governor Lincoln Alexander. As further recognition, he received the Order of Canada in 1995 from Governor General Roméo LeBlanc. Additionally, Grizzle recently received the Stanley Ferguson Lifetime Accomplishment award and received a grant of 25 shares of Coca-Cola stock. On November 1, 2007, a park on Main Street in Toronto's east end was dedicated the "Stanley G. Grizzle Park" in a ceremony hosted by Toronto Mayor David Miller. FamilyStanley was married and later divorced from Kathleen Victoria Toliver born in Hamilton, Ontario (deceased). Kathleen was a founding member of the Canadian Negro Woman's Association as well as a Canadian Activist whose family today is still recognized as part of the Under Ground Railroad. They had 6 biological children, 1 foster son and 14 grandchildren. One of his grandchildern was Nerene Virgin, a children's entertainer and journalist. References1. ^http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Stanley-Grizzle&lc=3778&pid=182505716&mid=7166073 My Name's Not George: The Story of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters: Personal Reminiscences of Stanley G. Grizzle, by Stanley G. Grizzle with John Cooper. External links
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