The riot at Christie Pits
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The riot at Christie Pits
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A description of the race riot that took place at baseball game at Christie Pits in August 1933, amid the growing tensions between antisemitic and pro-Nazi factions and the local Jewish community (and other sympathetic ethnic minorities) in Toronto at that time. Interviews with participants, and analysis of media coverage of the lead-up to the event and provide the context for the largest race riot ever to take place in Toronto.
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