"Sir George William University (today Concordia)"

"Sir George William University (today Concordia)"

A photo of the Henry F. Hall building on the Sir George Williams campus. This was the building used by the protestors for their sit-in and the location of the subsequent events February 11th, 1969. After beginning their sit-in on January 29, the 400 students waited for two weeks during negotiations with the university until a deal was reached. Many students left and only a hundred remained at this point. When it was discovered that two more signatures were needed to make the deal binding, and that they would not get them, the protestors started throwing computer paper out of the windows, and a police troop began to remove the protestors by force. At some point a fire was started and the protestors were locked in for a time. There were chants outside started by white crowds to let the Black protestors burn. With it's violence this part of the event became the most recognizable.

Conrad Poirier

Sir George William University (today Concordia),1970, photograph.

Canadian encyclopedia

1970

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