Foster aims to restore the identities of the Black men who once worked on Canadian railroads. In the process, he also excavates a chapter of Canadian history ...

Drawing on the experiences of these influential black Canadians, Cecil Foster's They Call Me George demonstrates the power of individuals and minority groups in ...

They Call Me George: The Untold Story of Black Train Porters and the Birth of Modern Canada by Cecil Foster ; Article number: 9781771962612 ; Availability: In ...

Dec 1, 2021 · In They Call Me George: The Untold Story of Black Train Porters and the Birth of Modern Canada, Cecil Foster argues that Canada's branch of ...

Nov 20, 2019 · Cecil Foster shows how black train porters played a key role in demanding fair treatment, helping to make Canada the uniquely multicultural ...

Feb 5, 2019 · It's about the development of Canadian immigration policy, changing labour policy and practice and cultural shifts around people of colour, ...

Aug 15, 2019 · A historical work of non-fiction that chronicles the little-known stories of black railway porters — the so-called "Pullmen" of the Canadian ...

Smartly dressed and smiling, Canada's black train porters were a familiar sight to the average passenger - yet their minority status rendered them politically ...

The book documents how generations of Black and West Indian veterans, students, railway porters, and prospective citizens were denied an opportunity to grow ...

and in Canada was on the railway. In his latest book, They Call Me George: The Untold Story of Black Train Porters and the Birth of Modern Canada, Cecil.