‘Erased from history’: A century on from Canada’s anti-Greek riots

A century ago, Toronto erupted in anti-Greek riots that left a community shattered and largely forgotten. According to Al Jazeera, historians and members of Canada's Greek community say that xenophobic violence deserves to be remembered—not just as history, but as a cautionary lesson. The parallels to today's anti-immigrant rhetoric are unmistakable. The riots of nineteen eighteen targeted Greeks at a time of war and economic tension, a pattern that has repeated throughout history: whenever vulnerable newcomers become convenient scapegoats. Erasing these events from the historical record allowed the cycle to persist unchallenged.

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