True North review – students take stand against racism in highly charged account of protest in 1960s Canada The story of student led protests in the 1960s and 1970s is often associated with American campuses, where civil rights activism reached its peak.
However, a lesser known chapter in this narrative unfolds in 1969 Quebec, where black students at Sir George Williams University (now Concordia University) staged a monumental protest against systemic racism on campus.
The protests were sparked by the discovery that a professor's computer lab had been intentionally sabotaged with hair clips and staples, sparking widespread outrage among students.