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Women were given suffrage in 1918. However, this excluded minority groups, because of this black women, Chinese women, Indigenous women, and many other minority women were not seen as equal and persons until many decades later. -
In 1920 under the Indian act it was mandatory that every Indian child had to attend residential schools. It’s main purpose was to assimilate the Indian culture. In these schools, children were being physically and sexually abused. The children were far away from their parents and were denied good living conditions. -
The KKK is a white supremacy organization, that primarily targets black people and Jewish people. The KKK was invented in the 1800s but in the 1920s they expanded over to Canada. Saskatchewan had many KKK rallies there because they shared the same ideologies as the Americans and wanted to kill minority groups. -
The Chinese immigration act of 1923 also known as the Chinese Exclusion Act, banned almost all Chinese to come to Canada due to their race. -
On October 18, 1929, women were considered as persons and were also eligible to be appointed to Senate. Prior to then in 1928, the Canadian government ruled women were not persons. Hence, not eligible to be appointed to the senate. -
Although the Indian Act was created in 1876, it was still in full effect throughout the 30s. The main goal of the Indian Act was to assimilate the Indian culture. Because of the Indian Act, first nations were denied quality healthcare, freedom of religion, and quality education. -
The Great Depression was a tragic event for all races. But it was worse for minority groups such as African Canadians. Minority groups often received less aid than whites from the government and charities. In addition to this, most jobs that were available only catered to white people making it harder for minorities to get by. -
In the 1930s, women were working long hours for low wages. SRJC, a very credible source, has stated that in 1937 alone women made $525, compared with $1,027 for men. The wages were so low that women could not pay for basic necessities. -
On May 13th, 1939, more than 900 Jewish people went on the MS St.Louis in hope to flee from anti-sentism persecution. They went to Canada and more countries but were sadly denied permission to land. Because of this, they had no choice but to return home where sadly 200 people were killed by Nazis. -
Although slavery was abolished in Canada in 1834, segregation was still in place. Racial segregation is the separation of people due to race. Because of the segregation in Canada, black people were denied many opportunities such as quality health care, education, and housing and home ownership.