ˈæŋɡɚd baɪ dɪskɹˈɪmɪnətˌoːɹi lˈɔːz pˈæst ɪn kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt, hiː lˈɛd ɐ maɪɡɹˈeɪʃən ʌv ˈæfɹɪkən ɐmˈɛɹɪkənz ðæt jˈɪɹ tə vɪktˈoːɹiə, bɹˈɪɾɪʃ kəlˈʌmbiə, kˈænədə dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə fɹˈeɪsɚ kˈænɪən ɡˈoʊld ɹˈʌʃ, ænd hiː wˈɜːkt ɪn vɪktˈoːɹiə fɔːɹ tˈɛn jˈɪɹz.
Angered by discriminatory laws passed in California in 1858, he led a migration of African Americans that year to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada during the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush, and he worked in Victoria for ten years.