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S6 Crash Course: How Black students led Canada's largest student protest
Manage episode 403726722 series 2428899
It would become one of the key moments in Black history in Canada. In 1968, six Black students from Sir George Williams University in Montreal filed a complaint of racism against their biology professor. By 1969, the university denied their complaint and more than 200 students began a peaceful sit-in. By the end of it, a fire broke out, police in riot-gear were sent in and 97 people were arrested. Named “The Sir George Williams Affair” it is now considered to be the largest student protest in Canadian history.
Here is a link to previous episode mentioned in this episode:
The Province of Jamaica: https://link.chtbl.com/OOwfXRW2
For links and more about this episode visit us at: www.cbc.ca/radio/secretlifeofcanada
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Manage episode 403726722 series 2428899
It would become one of the key moments in Black history in Canada. In 1968, six Black students from Sir George Williams University in Montreal filed a complaint of racism against their biology professor. By 1969, the university denied their complaint and more than 200 students began a peaceful sit-in. By the end of it, a fire broke out, police in riot-gear were sent in and 97 people were arrested. Named “The Sir George Williams Affair” it is now considered to be the largest student protest in Canadian history.
Here is a link to previous episode mentioned in this episode:
The Province of Jamaica: https://link.chtbl.com/OOwfXRW2
For links and more about this episode visit us at: www.cbc.ca/radio/secretlifeofcanada
112 Episoden
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