Racism In Canada1950’s to Present

Racism In Canada

How Many Races Exist In Canada?

Racism In Canada

One Race: The Human Race

Racism In Canada

Racism is the belief that a person‘s abilities, personality, and values

are influenced by race.

Racism In Canada

Racism is any practice, belief, or stereotype that views ALL members of a racial, ethic, or cultural group as

the same, rather than individuals

Racism In Canada

Racism is the beleif that members of one race are instrisically superior

to members of others races.

Forms of Racism

Racism, be it subtle or blatant may be broken into three categories

a) Cultural Racism

b) Institutional Racism

c) Individual Racism

Forms of Racism

Cultural Racism:

The belief that the cultural ways of one group are

superior to others.

Forms of Racism

Institutional Racism:

Racism found in different institutions, i.e. government

agencies, organizations

Forms of Racism

Individual Racism:

Racism associated to ones rights. Individual racism

is based on choices people make.

Racism In Canada (1950’s)

A Black carpenter and WW II veteran was ostracized and his business boycotted because

of his leadership to desegregate local restaurants and barbershops.

Racism In Canada (1950’s)

Until 1951, Windsor night clubs had separate sections called “Jungle

Rooms” for black patrons.

Racism In Canada (1950’s)

In the 1950’s, Joe Drummond, a Black resident of Saint John could not get a haircut

anywhere in his own city.

Racism In Canada (1950’s)

In 1954, The Prime Minister of Barbados, Grantly Adams, was denied a room in

Montreal due to regulations.

Racism In Canada (1950’s)

First nations children were routinely taken from their families and put into residential schools

to “unlearn” their culture and language

Racism In Canada (1960’s)

In the 1960’s Anti Semitic slogans were painted on buildings in Montreal and carved on objects

in The Royal Ontario Museum in Ontario.

Racism In Canada (1960’s)

In 1964, local school board officials left a run-down all Black school in operation in a rural area in

Windsor, Ontario, while White children from the area

were bused to a newly constructed school some distance away.

Racism In Canada (1960’s)

In 1964, the city of Halifax began dismantling Africville, an all Black community and began relocating

residents.

Racism In Canada (1970’s)

A survey of Ontario real estate agencies in the 1970’s shoed that 27/ 30 agencies contacted agreed that they would sell to “Whites Only”

if so requested.

Racism In Canada (1970’s)

In 1973, a 16 year old Black hockey player got into a fight with opponent which ended in death. During his trial for manslaughter witnesses testified that

during the game he was called a “N####r” by not only players, but also parents who were spectators.

Racism In Canada (1970’s)

In 1975, a 15 year old Black youth was shoot to death by a White assailant. The shooting itself

was not necessarily racially motivated; however, the

words “No More N##### meetings” was written on a wall at the church funeral.

Racism In Canada (1970’s)

As late as 1973 a residential section in Vancouver was characterized by the fact that each property deed stated that persons of Asian and African

descent could not stay overnight unless they

were domestic servants.

Racism In Canada (1980’s)

A 1980 survey of employment agencies in Halifax, Toronto, Winnipeg, and Vancouver carried out

Canadian Civil Liberties found that 17 / 25 randomly selected

agencies were willing to provide employers with “Whites Only” workers.

Racism In Canada (1980’s)

A Toronto announcer for CKFM, who thought the microphone was off, described the annual Caribana

Festival as “Four Million N###### Jumping Up and Down.”

Racism In Canada (1980’s)

In the late 1980’s a typed noticed appeared on a Sydney high school bulletin board announcing

the “Annual N##### Jamboree: with the featured event being the sport of

“Broom a C###.”

Racism In Canada (1980’s)

The Same notice also Stated that “All Blacks in the school should be beaten to death

or at least crippled.”

Racism In Canada (1980’s)

A Nova Scotian High School was torn apart by Racial Violence between White and

Black students. Only three Black students were convicted of any illegal acts.

Racism In Canada (1990’s)

Toronto Police raided a church, usually regarded as a place of sanctuary, and falsely accused

five innocent Black youths.

Racism In Canada (1990’s)

A Toronto Judge dismissed all charges against a Black Citizen after it was established that he had

been persistently harassed by the police on a average of three times per week for

an extended period of time.

Racism In Canada (1990’s)

Justin Johnson, who was a teenager from the Millbrook reserve, was repeatedly harassed

during a hockey game being called a “W-Burner” and Dirty Native”

Racism In Canada (1990’s)

During a time of moose harvesting in Nova Scotia in 1991, during which there were Native

participants, some participants wore shirts that said

“Save A Moose: Kill an Native”

Racism In Canada (1990’s)

In 1992 employees of Downtown Halifax Nightclubs were told to find reasons why Black patrons should be denied entry.

Racism In Canada (1990’s)

In Bible Hill, Nova Scotia a Lebanese businessman had a cross burned in front of his store.

Racism In Canada

In most cases, everyone will have a story to tell. If

we went into every class, house, workplace… everyone there would also have a

story to tell about Racism.

Racism In Canada

Racism is a real problem that we should ALL WORK TO GETHER TO END.