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Yonge Street Uprising / Tammie Sutherland.
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Sutherland, Tammie, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Police-community relations.
- Riots.
- Yonge Street (Toronto, Ont.)--History--20th century.
- Yonge Street (Toronto, Ont.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 videorecording (43 min., 23 sec.) : sound, color
- Place of Publication:
- London : TVF International, 2025.
- Language Note:
- Closed-captioned in English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- The events leading up to and the aftermath of the Toronto, Canada, May 4, 1992 riot protesting racism in policing are explored through first-hand accounts of activists, victims of police violence, journalists, and lawyers.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1: Being Black in Toronto, Canada, and the Rise of the Black Action Defense Committee
- Chapter 2: Police Brutality and Shooting of Black Citizens
- Chapter 3: The Black Action Defence Committee Stages a Solidarity Rally to Protest Police Brutality
- Chapter 4: May 4 Peaceful Demonstration Against Police Brutality Turns Violent
- Chapter 5: Comparisons Between the Toronto Uprising and the LA Riots
- Chapter 6: The Pervasiveness of Racism and the Daily Reality for Black People.
- Participant:
- Director, Richard B. Pierre.
- Narrator, Tammie Sutherland.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781036211899
- 1036211894
- OCLC:
- 1483004040
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