They call me George : the untold story of black train porters and the birth of modern Canada

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Reproduced from; Windsor, Ontario : Biblioasis, 2019. 9781771962612
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Introduction
Leaving the station: Stan Grizzle's legacy of social change
The railways are always hiring: working in white man's country
"Did you ring, Sir?": modern luxury and black labour
The coloured commonwealth: reckoning with ah racist past
"I know nothing about that": legislating the colour line
The ending of empire: reimagining immigration
Pressuring parliament: a new kind of Canadian citizenship
A Creolized country: the black British of the West Indies
Permanent residence: social identity and the state
Demerits and deadheading: the rail companies' unreasonable demands
An uphill battle: pushing for policy changes
Fair consideration: the porters gain new ground
The porters' final fight: a multicultural country
Beyond the rails: the battle for black identity
Conclusion: a multicultural brotherhood fulfilling a dream
Afterword: appreciating the legacy
Endnotes
Index

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