PORTIA WHITE EXHIBIT
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PORTIA WHITE [1911 -1968]

Celebrating

  • In the 1940s, Portia White was the first black Canadian to become an international star 
  • Both her city, Halifax, and province, Nova Scotia paid for Portia to study singing.
  • She performed hundreds of concerts across Canada, the U.S., Central and South America and Europe with Columbia Concerts, paving the way for future Black music stars.
  • She gave two Royal Command Performances.
  • The Canadian government declared Portia White a person of national significance.
  • She was one of 68 people Canada Post selected for its Millennium stamp series.
  • The Portia White Prize in Nova Scotia continues to support young talent in her name.
Some of what you will see and hear at the Portia White exhibit:
Bookings
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THE 1944 TOUR
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Above images provided courtesy of Ontario Black History Society
Presented with the permission of The White Family
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