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After Closed Meeting on Metro's racism problems, about 25 members of East Indian community relax with head table spokesmen. From left, rear Deputy Pol(...)
After Closed Meeting on Metro's racism problems, about 25 members of East Indian community relax with head table spokesmen. From left, rear Deputy Pol(...)

After Closed Meeting on Metro's racism problems, about 25 members of East Indian community relax with head table spokesmen. From left, rear Deputy Pol(...)

Date1/26/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: After Closed Meeting on Metro's racism problems; about 25 members of East Indian community relax with head table spokesmen. From left; rear Deputy Police Chief Jack Ackroyd; Assistant Deputy Attorney-General John Greenwood; Attorney-General Roy McMurtry and Police Chief Harold Adamson. Educating public is main solution; they agreed; and McMurtry said he will press for more involvement by the school system to combat racial prejudice.
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After closed meeting on Metro's racism problems, about 25 members of East Indian comunity relax with head table spokesmen. From left, centre Deputy Po(...)
After closed meeting on Metro's racism problems, about 25 members of East Indian comunity relax with head table spokesmen. From left, centre Deputy Po(...)
1/25/1977
Anne Millyard, 48, and Rick Wilkes, 25, are teaching children how to recognize and cope with feelings of racism by having the youngsters participate i(...)
Anne Millyard, 48, and Rick Wilkes, 25, are teaching children how to recognize and cope with feelings of racism by having the youngsters participate i(...)
11/12/1977
A rally against racism, organized in memory of Michael Habbib, drew about 300 people who marched with signs and banners from Christie Pits park to Tri(...)
A rally against racism, organized in memory of Michael Habbib, drew about 300 people who marched with signs and banners from Christie Pits park to Tri(...)
5/14/1975
Racial Attacks are alarming Brantford's large East Indian community
Racial Attacks are alarming Brantford's large East Indian community
12/22/1977
Bloor Collegiate teacher John Persaud, 39, eye and hand bandaged, was among 2,000 protesters who rallied at Nathan Phillips Square to hear leaders condemn spread of racism
Bloor Collegiate teacher John Persaud, 39, eye and hand bandaged, was among 2,000 protesters who rallied at Nathan Phillips Square to hear leaders condemn spread of racism
11/7/1977
Alisha Rataishi and Noor Tejani, They've both faced racism at their school
Alisha Rataishi and Noor Tejani, They've both faced racism at their school
1/14/1977
South Asians protest against racism at recent rally at Queen's Park
South Asians protest against racism at recent rally at Queen's Park
11/6/1977
Claiming they are victims of racial discrimination, Bakshijh Singh Bhatti (left), 62, and his wife, Pritam Kaur, 45, walked off the job with about 12 (...)
Claiming they are victims of racial discrimination, Bakshijh Singh Bhatti (left), 62, and his wife, Pritam Kaur, 45, walked off the job with about 12 (...)
11/2/1976
aged to get a year and half after graduation from university - casual labor as a refuse collector and seasonal work as a laborer with parks and recrea(...)
aged to get a year and half after graduation from university - casual labor as a refuse collector and seasonal work as a laborer with parks and recrea(...)
2/3/1982
Activist Laws is man behind the protests
Activist Laws is man behind the protests
5/7/1992
She Isn't Easily Intimidated, says 29-year-old Farida Ali, an Ontario College of Art Student, when she is taunted with racist slurs. Because she regar(...)
She Isn't Easily Intimidated, says 29-year-old Farida Ali, an Ontario College of Art Student, when she is taunted with racist slurs. Because she regar(...)
1/6/1977
Children of salesman Rafiq Ahmed look at the family encyclopedia in their Mississauga home
Children of salesman Rafiq Ahmed look at the family encyclopedia in their Mississauga home
3/17/1977