McMaster University: History PhD Candidate Receives Fellowship to Study Black Canadian Telegraph Workers
May 07, 2026
May 07, 2026
HAMILTON, Ontario, May 7 -- McMaster University issued the following news:
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History PhD candidate receives fellowship to study Black Canadian telegraph workers
Nnamdi Nnake is on a side quest from his study of telegraphy in Nigeria to look at the contributions of Black telegraphists in Canada, including former Lieutenant Governor Lincoln Alexander.
By Sara Laux, Faculty of Humanities
In 1846, the first telegraph message in C . . .
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History PhD candidate receives fellowship to study Black Canadian telegraph workers
Nnamdi Nnake is on a side quest from his study of telegraphy in Nigeria to look at the contributions of Black telegraphists in Canada, including former Lieutenant Governor Lincoln Alexander.
By Sara Laux, Faculty of Humanities
In 1846, the first telegraph message in C . . .