The Colour of Democracy: Racisim in Canadian Society - Softcover

9780774732550: The Colour of Democracy: Racisim in Canadian Society

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0774732555 ISBN 13: 9780774732550

In spite of the historical and contemporary evidence of racism as a pervasive and intractable reality in Canada, the above statements have become mantras, which, when repeated, cast an illusory spell that has allowed Canadians to ignore the harsh reality of a society divided by colour and ethnicity. Canada suffers from historical amnesia. Its citizens and institutions function in a state of collective denial. Canadians have obliterated from their collective memory the racist laws, policies, and practices that have shaped their major social, cultural, political, and economic institutions for three hundred years.

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