1911 Immigration Rejection Letter

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Title

1911 Immigration Rejection Letter

Description

This 1911 letter shows how Canada used technicalities to bar Black immigrants. Officials dismissed his British status and claimed he couldn’t handle the climate, using any excuse they could find to block Black migration .

Creator

Government of Canada

Source

Schwinghamer, Steven. “The Colour Bar at the Canadian Border: Black American Farmers.” Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, https://pier21.ca/research/immigration-history/black-american-farmers

Publisher

Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

Date

March 3, 1911

Rights

© Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

Files

black rejection letter immigration.jpg

Citation

Government of Canada, “1911 Immigration Rejection Letter,” Black Canadian History Exhibit, accessed December 5, 2025, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/mathieu-black-canadian-history-exhibit/items/show/694.