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The Globe and Mail: Black history month a time to remember Joe Fortes

Feb 08, 2012

Ninety years ago, Vancouver bade farewell to its favourite citizen with a funeral larger than had ever been held in the city. At the age of 58, Seraphim Fortes, known to locals as Joe, had died of pneumonia and a stroke.

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