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Publisher:The University of North Carolina Press, 2010
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- Author: Mathieu, Sarah-JaneDate:Created2010Summary:
North of the Color Line examines life in Canada for the estimated 5,000 blacks, both African Americans and West Indians, who immigrated to Canada after the end of Reconstruction in the United States. Through the experiences of black railway workers and their union, the Order of Sleeping Car Porters, Sarah-Jane Mathieu connects social, political, labor, immigration, and black diaspora history during the Jim Crow era.
Contents:- Introduction. birth of a nation : race, empire, and nationalism during Canada's railway age
- Drawing the line : race and Canadian immigration policy
- Jim Crow rides this train : segregation in the Canadian workforce
- Fighting the empire : race, war, and mobilization
- Building an empire, uplifting a race : race, uplift, and transnational alliances
- Bonds of steel : depression, war, and international brotherhood.
Sujets: African Americans | Blacks | Immigrants | Race relations | Social conditions | West IndiansOriginal Publisher: Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina PressLanguage(s): EnglishISBN: 9780807899397, 0807899399, 9781469603858, 1469603853Collection(s)/Series: Anti-Racist Resources