The riot at Christie Pits
2018,
Book
, 1 volume
1
hold /
18 copies
3717749
Summary/Review:
"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."--