SOC323H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Toronto Star, Symbolic Power, Black Canadians
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Slavery never existed in canada (happened in french + english colonies that predate colonization) A lot of immigration influx of black slaves = nova scotia. Blacks were mostly excluded from entry into canada. 1967, intro of immi reform labour shortage that"s why immi reforms happened. 1990: shifts were from caribbean to africa black education: not homogenous who does it include/exclude. Around 30% of blacks report 1 ethnic origin. Black males have high rate of lower income. Black children more likely to live in lone families. Lower lvl of education than other segments of the pop. Even though we have image of multicultural society, its built on idea of colonialism. Interestingly, 6 of 16 original first parliament owned slaves. Provides to wealth + privelage (class) in canada. It isn"t abolished, slavery takes on new forms and gets institutionalized in different ways. Even though we"re harbouring people from underground train, still treated as disdain.
