| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 280 pages) : illustrations, map. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
The John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture
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John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction. birth of a nation : race, empire, and nationalism during Canada's railway age -- Drawing the line : race and Canadian immigration policy -- Jim Crow rides this train : segregation in the Canadian workforce -- Fighting the empire : race, war, and mobilization -- Building an empire, uplifting a race : race, uplift, and transnational alliances -- Bonds of steel : depression, war, and international brotherhood. |
| Summary |
North of the Color Line examines life in Canada for the estimated 5,000 blacks, both African Americans and West Indians, who immigrated to Canada after the end of Reconstruction in the United States. Through the experiences of black railway workers and their union, the Order of Sleeping Car Porters, Sarah-Jane Mathieu connects social, political, labor, immigration, and black diaspora history during the Jim Crow era. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Black people -- Canada -- History.
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Black people. |
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Canada. |
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History. |
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African Americans -- Canada -- History.
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African Americans. |
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West Indians -- Canada -- History.
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West Indians. |
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Canada -- Race relations.
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Race relations. |
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Immigrants -- Canada.
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Immigrants. |
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Black people -- Canada -- Social conditions.
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Social conditions. |
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African Americans -- Canada -- Social conditions.
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West Indians -- Canada -- Social conditions.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Mathieu, Sarah-Jane. North of the color line. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2010 9780807834299 (DLC) 2010018364 (OCoLC)607975641 |
| ISBN |
9780807899397 (electronic book) |
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0807899399 (electronic book) |
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9781469603858 (electronic book) |
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1469603853 (electronic book) |
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9780807834299 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0807834297 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780807871669 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0807871664 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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