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Posted by Allyson Wenzowski 
 

DR. VICTOR ROMAN RECEIVES AWARD

The Rotary Club of Dundas gave a posthumous Paul Harris award to Dr. Charles Victor Roman at the Paul Harris Awards Night on Monday, April 27th at the Dundas Valley Golf and Curling Club.  Nerene Virgin accepted the award, on behalf of Dr. Roman. The Rotary Club of Dundas Paul Harris Award is the first public award bestowed upon Dr. Roman in Canada.
 
Below is some information on Dr. Roman. Photo: Nerene Virgin and Clare Crozier, Dundas Museum and Archives. Photo courtesy Capture The Moment Photography
 
 
Dr. Charles Victor Roman, surgeon, professor, author, editor, philosopher, civil rights activist (born 4 July 1864 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania; died 25 August 1934 in Nashville, Tennessee). Charles Roman was raised in Dundas, ON, and was the first Black person to graduate from Hamilton Collegiate Institute in Hamilton, ON. After a tragic accident in his teenage years, he went on to establish himself as an internationally respected surgeon and educator.  http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/…/charles-victor-rom…/
 
Dr. Charles Victor Roman, surgeon, professor, author, editor, philosopher, civil rights activist (born 4 July 1864 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania; died 25 August 1934 in Nashville, Tennessee). Charles Roman was raised in Dundas, Ontario, and was the first Black person to graduate from Hamilton Collegiate Institute in Hamilton, ON. After a tragic accident in his teenage years, he went on to establish himself as an internationally respected surgeon and educator; he also wrote and edited several books and periodicals and was frequently called upon as a keynote speaker. Roman used the Canada–US border as a gateway to opportunity both north and south of the line. He is an example of a true "African North American," one of many individuals of African descent who crossed and re-crossed the border separating the two countries between 1850 and 1930. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/charles-victor-roman/