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Chapter Four
Handout 3

Racism

Did you know that 4 million Canadians, that's one in six, have been victims of racism?

  1. What does racism mean to you?

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  2. Have you ever experienced racism yourself, or seen it somewhere. Tell us about it.

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  3. How did people in the book internalize racism? What term did people use describe their people? Why was Velma confused?

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  4. Do you think that racism has changed in the last 30 years? If so how? If not, why?

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