‘This Is Our Country, These Are Our Rights’: Minorities and the Origins of Ontario’s Human Rights Campaigns

• Published in: The Canadian historical review Vol. 82; no. 1; pp. 1 - 35
• Main Authors: Patrias, Carmela, Frager, Ruth A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: North York University of Toronto Press 01.03.2001
• Subjects: Activism; Canada; Discrimination; Historical analysis; History; Human Rights; Interest Groups; Labor Movements; Minority & ethnic groups; Minority Groups; Minority rights; Ontario; Prejudice; Racism; Rights; Ontario Canada

This article examines the social origins of the campaigns for human rights in Ontario, focusing on the period from the Second World War to the early 1950s. A wide variety of organizations eventually supported the human rights activists' struggles for legislation that would outlaw discrimination...