Joseph Drummond | |
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| Born | Joseph Stewart Drummond April 7, 1926 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Died | January 13, 1975 (aged 48) Saint John, New Brunswick |
| Occupation | Activist |
| Movement | Civil rights |
Joseph Stewart Drummond (April 7, 1926 – January 13, 1975) was a Canadian activist based in Saint John, New Brunswick. He became involved with the NAACP and the civil rights movement in the United States and later in his home province of New Brunswick.
Drummond was a key figure of the NBAACP, New Brunswick's branch of the NAACP. In 1964, he led a sit-in at a Saint John barbershop to protest against barbers refusing to serve Black people. He also served as a member of the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission and as the National Black Coalition in Canada's vice-chairman. Drummond was also a parliamentary candidate for the New Democratic Party during the 1972 federal election.