The Sikh were one group who came to British Columbia to work on the railway, and suffered much discrimination from Victorian settlers. This page offers a brief synopsis about this as part of a larger exhibition on prejudice.

Text of Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," plus links to other Austen sources.

Students will work in groups to select a "scene" from Pride and Prejudice and translate the scene into contemporary English.

The Ktunaxa Nation were the first group to inhabit the Kootenay area. With the coming of Europeans, they suffered enormous prejudice, even more so that immigrants from other lands. See original documents, news articles and photographs...

Get a quick handle on the literary elements, teaching issues and background of Jane Austen's famous novel with this guide. Four pages of .pdf offer chapter by chapter summary as well.

A collection of words from the novel is highlighted here, along with ideas about how to master their meanings.

A site from the UK. Includes very detailed characterizations from the novel, as well as thematic analysis on topics such as marriage and societal standards.

Use the power of role-playing to help students experience Mildred Taylor's powerful novel "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry." This lesson plan includes a variety of scenarios and suggestions for use with a group.

Explains what prejudice and discrimination are and the differences between them.

This photo album shows the Italians as they lived in the Kootenays in Victorian days. They are seen here building the CPR, mining and going about their lives.

This lesson looks at the functions of race and ethnicity in society.

Read the full text of the romantic yet suspenseful novel "Without Prejudice" by Ethel M. Dell on this site.

Marian Anderson was the first African American to sing at the Metropolitan Opera. She had to overcome prejudice many times in her career. The Library of Congress tells you more with words and pictures.

Children need to learn early to respect other people's difference and not to be prejudiced. Through the discussion questions, writing prompts, and activity ideas presented at this website, students learn "What's wrong with being...

A surprisingly detailed site that provides an overview of Austen's work, as well as biographical information and discussion questions. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]

Find out about different types of discrimination, and why it is important to avoid it.

This page is part of a 2001 display on prejudice created by the museum. Here you can read original documents and letters that highlight racial prejudice faced by Sikh immigrants in British Columbia in the Victorian era.

Not only a picture of James Ensor's "Intrigue" but an analysis of the painting's depiction of racial prejudice as well. Vocabulary terms are included. Painting can be enlarged for better viewing. Discussion questions and a profile of the...

Official website for Facing History and Ourselves, an international educational and professional development organization whose mission is to engage students of diverse backgrounds in an examination of racism, prejudice, and antisemitism...

Here you can download excellent educational packs on prejudice in the Kootenays in the Victorian era. They is one for Grade 5, and two for Grade 10 and they are quite large.

This interactive module for Grades 7 and 8 is designed to increase students' ability to recognize bias, prejudice, and hate propaganda on the Internet and in other media. Includes an extensive teacher's guide.

This 3rd grade unit introduces children to the history of segregation, from the end of the Civil War in 1865 through the 1940s. Its content bridges the period between slavery and the peak of the Civil Rights movement in the 1950s and...

Yellow Line by Sylvia Olsen is a novel about racial prejudice in a small town, where whites and natives do not mix. When Vince's friend Sherry starts to date Steve, who is native, Vince tries to break them up. But when he finds himself...

The American Catholic church expanded rapidly due to the immigration of the Irish and Germans. Read about the prejudice against the church based mainly on the backlash to the immigration of "others." See also how the Catholic church took...