HARLEM OF THE NORTH

A new exhibit spotlights the birthplace of Montreal's Black anglophone community

- Alyanna Denise Chua

WHEN BRITISH DOCUMENTARY photographer Andrew Jackson moved to Montreal in 2017, he did what he always does in a new city: he googled, "Where are the Black spaces?" The first result was Little Burgundy, a historically Black neighbourhood in southwest Montreal. He set off to explore. As he strolled through the area's Oscar-Peterson Park on a bright Sunday morning, he stumbled upon people playing basketball. "It was wonderful," says Jackson. "But it's funny.