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Montreal Gazette - Racism is alive and well in Canada
Published: 28 September 2011
Opinion by Charmaine Nelson, associate professor of art history at McGill: The recent staging of blackface at an institution of higher learning in Montreal is disturbing, to say the least. But it can serve as a potent reminder of the ongoing legacies of racism and racist cultural practices against blacks in the west - and yes, this includes Canada…