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East Indians are the main target of racial abuse because of their tendency toward non-aggression and distribution across Metro, says Walter Pitman, pr(...)
East Indians are the main target of racial abuse because of their tendency toward non-aggression and distribution across Metro, says Walter Pitman, pr(...)

East Indians are the main target of racial abuse because of their tendency toward non-aggression and distribution across Metro, says Walter Pitman, pr(...)

Date11/27/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: East Indians are the main target of racial abuse because of their tendency toward non-aggression and distribution across Metro, says Walter Pitman, president of Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, in his report to City Hall.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0073883F
Prisoners without lawyers may damage their defence irreparably by statements they make to police, says Walter Pitman
Prisoners without lawyers may damage their defence irreparably by statements they make to police, says Walter Pitman
1/15/1971
Memoir of the late Rev. Lemuel Covell, missionary to the Tuscarora Indians and the province of Upper Canada, comprising a history of the origin and pr(...)
Memoir of the late Rev. Lemuel Covell, missionary to the Tuscarora Indians and the province of Upper Canada, comprising a history of the origin and pr(...)
1839
McKenzie, Walter, 'Castle Frank', Bloor Street East, south side, just east of opposite Drumsnab Road; grounds, looking southeast across Don River towards Don Jail
McKenzie, Walter, 'Castle Frank', Bloor Street East, south side, just east of opposite Drumsnab Road; grounds, looking southeast across Don River towards Don Jail
1870?
Your Beer supply is handled by this former big businessman, Earl Brownridge, head of Brewer's Warehousing. Today, he delves into distribution. Ontario beer is cheapest because of top efficiency he says.
Your Beer supply is handled by this former big businessman, Earl Brownridge, head of Brewer's Warehousing. Today, he delves into distribution. Ontario beer is cheapest because of top efficiency he says.
7/31/1970
Target of taunts: Diane Meaghan comforts son Jeremy, 9, who has been subjected to racial slurs at school
Target of taunts: Diane Meaghan comforts son Jeremy, 9, who has been subjected to racial slurs at school
1/26/1989
Metro prejudice: Robert Ralph, 23, who wants to be a lawyer, says he no longer drwams of racial harmony in Metro. He finds too much blas here.
Metro prejudice: Robert Ralph, 23, who wants to be a lawyer, says he no longer drwams of racial harmony in Metro. He finds too much blas here.
5/31/1992
NDP deputy leader Walter Pitman tells Halton East NDP rally that the party has gained confidence from events at recent Conservative leadership convention
NDP deputy leader Walter Pitman tells Halton East NDP rally that the party has gained confidence from events at recent Conservative leadership convention
2/23/1971
On target, Trap shooter Susan Nattrass holds Gerald Gladstone sculpture she received for outstanding amateur athletic achievement last night as the pr(...)
On target, Trap shooter Susan Nattrass holds Gerald Gladstone sculpture she received for outstanding amateur athletic achievement last night as the pr(...)
5/5/1978
Racial Attacks are alarming Brantford's large East Indian community
Racial Attacks are alarming Brantford's large East Indian community
12/22/1977
The arabs. About 80 per cent of Metro's 20,000 Arabs are Christians. This phenomenon stems from a past tendency by immigration officials to give prefe(...)
The arabs. About 80 per cent of Metro's 20,000 Arabs are Christians. This phenomenon stems from a past tendency by immigration officials to give prefe(...)
1/1/1977
Blackmail Money was paid to other East Indians for their silence, says illegal immigrant Ashok Kumar Paul, 27, seen embracing wife, Neelam, 24. He say(...)
Blackmail Money was paid to other East Indians for their silence, says illegal immigrant Ashok Kumar Paul, 27, seen embracing wife, Neelam, 24. He say(...)
4/29/1976
Mrs. Jeanette Lavell, 28, an Ojibway Indian, seen with son, won a victory for other Indian women who have married white men. She won decision against Indian Act which says a woman marrying a non-Indian loses her status with her band. She based her case on the Bill of Rights.
Mrs. Jeanette Lavell, 28, an Ojibway Indian, seen with son, won a victory for other Indian women who have married white men. She won decision against Indian Act which says a woman marrying a non-Indian loses her status with her band. She based her case on the Bill of Rights.
11/26/1971