Unsettling the Great White North: Black Canadian History

We in Canada like to think that our history is not marred by racism, that Canada is a welcoming mosaic of various races and cultures.The essays in Unsettling the Great White North: Black Canadian History look at the history of Black people in Canada from different perspectives including history,

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sociology, law, and gender studies and they give a different picture, one of prejudice, marginalization, and lack of opportunity for Black Canadians that still exist today. This wasn’t an easy read, not because it was too pedantic - it wasn’t - but because it challenges the mythologies of inclusion most white Canadians have internalized, myths that are hard to give up but must if we are to be the nation we like to think we are. It is, however, an important one and should be in every school and library in Canada.

Thanks to Netgalley and University of Toronto Press for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review

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