Item is a book containing twenty-three articles related to Black Studies, edited by Dr. Bridglal Pachai.

The following pieces are featured within the book:

• D.R. Fraser Taylor, "Black Studies: A Canadian Perspective"
• Jan Carew, "Black Studies: An Afro-American Perspective from Northwestern"
• Peter Igbonekwu Okeh, "Black Studies: A West African Perspective"
• Wilson A. Head, "Problems and Prospects for Blacks in the Canadian Mosaic"
• R. Leighton Hutson, "Black Conciousness is our Culture"
• James W. St. G. Walker, "Blacks in Context: Black Canadians and the History Curriculum"
• Ralph E. James, "Concerns about Black Students in Science and Technology"
• Howard D. McCurdy, "Blacks and Science"
• Lorris Elliot, "Literary Writings by Blacks in Canada"
• Vicent D'Oyley "Emerging Canadian Interethnic Issues and Canadian Black Studies"
• Colin A. Thomson, "White Response to Black Migration to the Prairies, 1908-1912"
• Jean Luc Gouveia, "The Blacks in Quebec or the Difficulty of Being a Minority Group that is 'Different'"
• Phillip H Alexander, "Resource Development in Southwestern Ontario"
• Judith R. Gold, "A Special University Program for Nova Scotian Blacks and Micmacs"
• Cynthia M. Thomas, "Black Youth and Education"
• Cherry Paris, "Education and Human Rights"
• Eleanor Dorrington, "Halifax Outreach Employment Project"
• Winston S. Ruck, "Nova Scotian Blacks in the Canadian Mosaic: Blacks and Employments"
• Patricia Skinner, "The Minority Situation in the Antigonish, Guysborough Region"
• Donald E. Fairfax, "The Black Church and Youth"
• Wayne Adams, "The Church and the Black Man"
• Carolyn Thomas, "The Black Church and the Black Woman"
• Donald D. Skeir, "The African United Baptist Association and the Black Man in Nova Scotia."

Item is a pamphlet that contains the transcript of a lecture, "The Black Identity in Nova Scotia," that was presented by Dr. James Walker at the Second Anniversary celebration of the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia, 17 September, 1985. The lecture describes the origin and development of black community identity in Nova Scotia.

File consists of two issues of "The Black Man: A Monthly Magazine of Negro Thought and Opinion." The magazine was edited by Marcus Garvey, founder and president-general of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (U.N.I.A.), of London, England, and these issues feature transcripts of speeches that were given by Mr. Garvey at Bethel Church, Halifax, and Menelik Hall, Sydney. These speeches outline the work that has been completed by the U.N.I.A..

Item is a pamphlet that contains a history of the West Indians in Canada. The pamphlet features information about their background in the Caribbean, the early migrants that came to Canada, immigration that took place after immigration reforms in 1962, their adaptation to Canada, and provides a comparative perspective between West Indians and other ethnic groups. It was written by James W. St. G. Walker.

Item is a reproduction of a pamphlet that contains a transcript of a speech that was read by ex-governor Sir Adams George Archibald.

Item is a pamphlet that features illustrated biographies of influential Black Nova Scotian individuals and groups, including Colonel Stephen Bluck, William Hall, Sam Langford and the Maroons.

Item is a October 5, 1929 issue of the Nova Scotia Gleaner, a monthly newspaper that was published in Sydney, Nova Scotia. This issue of the Gleaner was subtitled "In the Interest of the Coloured People of Nova Scotia," and features an editorial and several pieces that focus on Black persons across Nova Scotia.

Item is a pamphlet that contains the results of a study completed by the Dalhousie University Institute of Public Affairs that examined the population distribution, socio-economic condition, and educability of African Nova Scotians living in the Halifax area in 1959.

Item is a pamphlet that contains an article outlining research that focused on adult education among Black Nova Scotians, including a pilot program that was initiated in New Road, Nova Scotia. It was written by Gwendolyn V. Shand.

Item is a book written by Doris Evans and Gertrude Tynes that features profiles of Nova Scotia's segregated schools and teachers at those schools, as well as photographs and speeches from the Retired Teachers of Segregated Schools of Nova Scotia's 1990 reunion.