What the records say
- When
- 16 Aug 1933
- Kind
- Riot
- Coordinates
- 43.66° N, 79.42° W
- Description
- 1933 race riot in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Christie Pits riot
1933 race riot in Canada
The Christie Pits riot occurred on 16 August 1933 at the Christie Pits playground in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The riot took place in the context of the Great Depression, antisemitism, "Swastika Clubs" and parades and resentment of "foreigners" in Toronto, and the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis in Germany in 1933.
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