Episode Synopsis "The Ban of Black immigrants in 1911"

Just why did Canada have such a negative response to black immigration? On this episode, the host Kaiya explores and explains Canada’s reasons for the proposal of banning black immigrants. She also dives into Canada’s history, particularly further measures that were taken to prohibit black immigrants’ from moving to Canada along with how the United States heavily affected Canada’s take on handling racial politics. In addition, we look at how Edmonton’s citizens became the center of the movement to prevent black immigration and the racial inequality throughout the years leading to it. If you think of Canada as always having been diverse this episode might just change your mind.

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