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The last time he saw his father, Henderson Freeman was bolting from his family home in Halifax, swearing that he’d never return. But no matter where he ran or who he became — a soldier in World War II, a political activist in New York, a rail porter on transcontinental trains — Henderson can’t shake his father’s voice, advising, arguing ― calling him to service for his community.When this voice goes silent, Henderson knows that his father is dead. He returns home to deliver a eulogy, the highest duty of a Black son to his father, but how can he find the right words to describe Anthony Freeman, the enigmatic archbishop of the Abyssinia Church?As Henderson tries to understand his father, he comes to understand himself, the rich history of Black lives in North America, and his father’s commitment to Canada as the place to live out his hopes and dreams.
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A CBC BOOKS MUST-READ NONFICTION BOOK FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTHNominated for the Toronto Book AwardSmartly dressed and smiling, Canada’s black train porters were a familiar sight to the average passenger—yet their minority status rendered them politically invisible, second-class in the social imagination that determined who was and who was not considered Canadian. Subjected to grueling shifts and unreasonable standards—a passenger missing his stop was a dismissible offense—the so-called Pullmen of the country’s rail lines were denied secure positions and prohibited from bringing their families to Canada, and it was their struggle against the racist Dominion that laid the groundwork for the multicultural nation we know today. Drawing on the experiences of these influential black Canadians, Cecil Foster’s They Call Me George demonstrates the power of individuals and minority groups in the fight for social justice and shows how a country can change for the better.
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Transnationalist Cecil Foster explores the origins, legacy, and potential of Canadian multicultural policy. From the beginning of colonial settlement in the Americas, multiculturalism has symbolized a deeply held yearning by all humanity for freedom. It was at the heart of the Civil War and Canadian Confederation in 1867. But until the 1970s, this yearning for a socially just society was consistently suppressed. Peoples of colour were denied citizenship in the White Man’s Country, the highest achievement of the American Dream and a Manifest Destiny. But fifty years ago this year, Canada took a big step to break with this sordid past and to grasp for a new future by embracing a policy of multiculturalism that would see Canadians open their country to the rest of the world, and to life itself.Five decades into this journey, Canada is still grasping for greatness, not as a white homeland carved out of stolen aboriginal lands, but now as a home for peoples of the world. But can Canada, as an example to Americas, ever be free of past illusions of greatness and its heavy baggage? Is multiculturalism simply white supremacy in disguise?