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“In Canada he is not impelled to enlist by a high sense of duty; in the
trenches he is not likely to make a good fighter.” – Major-General Willoughby
Gwatkin, April 13, 1916 writing about the role of the Black soldier.
Many Black Canadians wanted to fight in both World Wars. Racism and
discrimination often stopped them from joining Canadian units. Sometimes
Canada accepted some Black Canadians into military service, but there was
not true equality.
No. 2 Construction Battalion.
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