A Deep Dive into Canada's Racist Immigration Policies | The Ban on Black Immigration

Girl, You Haven't Heard??

Canada has had very discriminatory immigration policies, and continues to have them. In 1911, a ban on Black immigration was proposed and approved by the Liberal Party of Canada. The push to pass this law, came from the increase in attacks and murders against Black folks in Oklahoma. They were searching for a new place to live, and saw Canada as an option. The country was pushing for an increase in immigrants to help colonize the west, BUT they did not want Black people. The government of Canada did, and continues to do everything they can to limit, restrict, and prevent Black people from being able to move to Canada in large influxes. In this episode we discuss the previous racist immigration policies, the modern adaptation of these policies, what the government did to halt Black immigration, as well as the lynching of Laura and L.D. Nelson, the event that pushed a lot of Black people to leave Oklahoma to save their lives and more.

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