They call me George : the untold story of black train porters and the birth of modern Canada

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ISBN: 9781771962612
Physical Description 294 pages ; 23 cm.
Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2019.

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They Call Me George : The Untold Story of the Black Train Porters

by Foster, Cecil

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Section	Section Description	Page Number
	Introduction	p. 11
	Leaving the Station: Stan Grizzles Legacy of Social Change	p. 19
	The Railways Are Always Hiring: Working in White Man's Country	p. 35
	"Did. you ring, Sir?": Modern Luxury and Black Labour	p. 53
	The Coloured Commonwealth: Reckoning with a Racist Past	p. 75
	"I Know Nothing About That": Legislating the Colour Line	p. 97
	The End of Empire: Reimagining Immigration	p. 117
	Pressuring Parliament: A New Kind of Canadian Citizenship	p. 143
	A Creolized Country: The Black British of the West Indies	p. 161
	Permanent Residence: Social Identity and the State	p. 183
	Demerits and Deadheading: The Rail Companies' Unreasonable Demands	p. 197
	An Uphill Battle: Pushing for Policy Changes	p. 205
	Fair Consideration: The Porters Gain New Ground	p. 221
	The Porters' Final Fight: A Multicultural Country	p. 235
	Beyond the Rails: The Battle for Black Identity	p. 249
	Conclusion: A Multicultural Brotherhood Fulfilling A Dream	p. 261
	Afterwotd: Appreciating the Legacy	p. 273
	Endnotes	p. 275
	Index	p. 289