Clement Courtenay Ligoure (13 October 1887 – 23 May 1922)[1] was a Trinidadian doctor and newspaper publisher who was the first [licensed]* Black physician to practise in Nova Scotia, Canada.

[2] *[The first Black man to practise medicine in the province may have been a North Sydney, Cape Breton doctor, Adam Lloyd Bayley (1845-1913), originally from Jamaica.

However, despite several documented references as to his professional standing, Dr. Bayley’s name is not listed in any of the Nova Scotia Medical Registers and, by his own admission, practiced without a licence.

][3][4] Dr. Ligoure is also noted for treating hundreds of victims of the Halifax Explosion from his home clinic as well as being an editor and publisher of The Atlantic Advocate newspaper.

[7] With World War I underway, Dr. Ligoure enlisted in the Canadian military and ended up travelling to Halifax, Nova Scotia—arriving in 1916,[10] after receiving his final degree.

However, a clerical error discovered in May 1916, concerning Ligoure's application to the Nova Scotia Medical Board, resulted in his failing to receive a license.

The British War Office, ergo the Canadian Department of Militias and Defence, simply refused to see beyond the colour bar.

[7] On 10 December, Ligoure requested assistance from City Hall and received two nurses to come with him to establish an "official dressing station" for changing and applying bandages.

[15] Ligoure served as the editor and publisher of The Atlantic Advocate, originally founded by Wilfred Adolphus DeCosta.

"[17] Following the closure of The Atlantic Advocate, Dr. Ligoure became an active spokesman for the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL), the first major Black social movement of the 20th century.

[7] David Woods' play Extraordinary Acts, in part, dramatized Ligoure's role in the Halifax Explosion.

2 Construction Battalion, his work for the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League, and what happened to him after he closed down his medical practice and left Halifax for good.