Bromley Armstrong

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Bromley Armstrong (born 1926 in Jamaica) is a Canadian civil rights leader. He was active in the nascent civil rights era in Canada, beginning with his arrival in 1947. Armstrong was a committed union man who worked to improve conditions for workers in industry. He was also active in promoting equal rights for African-Canadians and was involved with the National Unity Association in sit-ins in Dresden, Ontario restaurants that refused to serve blacks.

Armstrong's story is told in his autobiography: Bromley: Tireless Fighter for Just Causes.