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- 1 2 Sid Adilman, "Canada's forgotten dishonour before glory". Toronto Star , November 6, 2001.
- ↑ James Southgate, "Diary inspires film about black regiment: Based on a found diary, Anthony Sherwood has created a historic documentary on Canada's No. 2 Construction Battalion". Ottawa Citizen , November 8, 2001.
- ↑ Bill Brownstein, "For black battalion, not all fights were on the battlefield". Montreal Gazette , November 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Film about Canada's all-black WWI battalion to screen Friday in Montreal". Canadian Press, February 26, 2003.
- ↑ Sarah Schofield, "Actor tells uncle's story on film; 13th annual John Brown Festival". Chatham Daily News, May 7, 2012.
- ↑ "Film about WWI all-Black military battalion receives special Oakville screening". In Halton, October 28, 2022.
- ↑ Pat Mullen, "Oscar Winning Doc Leads List of Restored Canadian Classics". Point of View , May 9, 2023.
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