October 31, 2018Chris Chang-Yen Phillips

Episode 30: The Class Photo Enigma

A black and white photo of four rows of male students. All of the students are white except for one sitting at in the centre of the front now.
The photo that started it all.

In our second episode, we wondered about the name of a black student in an Edmonton Technical School class photo from 1932. In this episode, CBC reporter Kyle Muzyka explains how he found out the answer.

Kyle Muzyka poses with the class photo from the Edmonton Technical School in 1932.
Kyle Muzyka poses with the class photo from the Edmonton Technical School in 1932.

Further Reading:

In this episode, we gave a shout-out to The Well-Endowed Podcast and Speaking Municipally.

2 comments

  1. Stanley Petherbridge was my Grandpa. He was white and a very enigmatic man. The quote attributed to him makes perfect sense if you knew him.

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