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North of the color line : migration and Black resistance in Canada, 1870-1955 /

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,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mathieu, Sarah-Jane
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2010.
Colección:John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.