BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRO-CANADIAN " REV DOCTOR WILLIAM P. OLIVER " A PASSIONATE DEFENDER OF EQUALITY AND WOULD STAND UP FEARLESSLY AGAINST AN FORM OF INEQUALITY : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

                                         BLACK              SOCIAL            HISTORY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    "In the weeks to follow, I'd like to encourage each of us to create a 'culture of honour' wherever we go. Our nation needs to build on the hopes and dreams of those who went before us and sacrificed much for us to enjoy the kind of nation we call home."

Rev. Dr. William P. Oliver was born on February 11, 1912 in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.

He received his early education at the local high school which placed emphasis on the importance of a college education. He entered Acadia University and received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1934 and Bachelor of Divinity Degree in 1936.

In 1937 William Pearly Oliver was called to minister at the "mother church" of the A.U.B.A., Cornwallis Street Baptist Church in Halifax.

Known as a leader with great wisdom and unfailing dedication, he was no stranger to controversy or criticism. He was not afraid to stand up alone if the cause was righteous.

As a visionary he has been described as "Nova Scotia’s passionate defender of equality".

He died peacefully at home in Lucasville in May 1989