HIST 2500 Lecture Notes - Egerton Ryerson, British Institution, Constitution Of The United Kingdom
18 Dec 2013
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Kristin mclaren, we had no desire to set them apart , in walker, ed. , the history of. Myth that canada was a free and open society. But in schools actually segregated and some discrimination. Tension rose for chinese in economically hard times. Focus on chinese were racial driven so chinese weren"t real canadians. Made racial policies but couldn"t do too much bc they needed all the labour they could. Until railway finished then could impose a head tax. No headtax on black slave, but only on chinese. Free citizens as long as they could pay. Britian (& canada) early 1800s slaves abolishsed. Dont need slavery to have discrimination (education, employment, etc) Take chinese traditions and make them illegal to get them out of canada (opium supplied by british) Bring syllabus so u have all readings. Come prepared to relate broader course themes to reading and lectures.
