Canadian attitudes towards Black-Canadians have both changed and remained the same after the first world war. While new opportunities and talk of acceptance and equality for Black-Canadians in the military arose, discrimination remained. The first world war was led by many white men with an intolerance towards blacks. The Canadian Forces thought of the war as a “white man’s war” and denied black men born in Canada with the same qualifications as other white Canadians solely because of the colour of their skin. Military enlistment for people of colour was exceedingly hard. However, the black community, some politicians, and other advocates began to speak up about the military’s bigotry. In a letter written by Arthur Alexander, he voiced his
