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How does integration challenge us?

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This theme explores some of the economic and social challenges faced by members of cultural communities in Canada.

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Racism in Canada

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Black porters had to struggle against job discrimination on the railroad

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Black porters had to struggle against job discrimination on the railroad
1950

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Railway porters' unions helped raise awareness of working conditions for Blacks, and Black porters effectively protested discrimination in employment. In this shot, a train controller is punching a woman passenger's ticket as a Black porter watches.