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It's deeply fascinating reading about racism in Canada in the 1930s and 40s. I find that media accounts of American segregation so form my conception of racism that it is important to hear stories directly from African-Canadians to better understand their experience and challenges, and the ways it shaped our society.

“The conversation was only a few words. “See that man sitting in the blues?” he said. “That’s Conn Smythe, owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs. He says he’d take you tomorrow if he could turn Carnegie white.”