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In Cecil Foster’s essay, “Why Blacks Get Mad”, he discusses the clash between black and white society, especially middle-class blacks like himself and his wife. Before coming to live in a multicultural society like Canada, he believed that if he were educated, he would become a successful writer and be accepted in society. He was partly right because he did become successful but being accepted into society was a different story. Foster believes that racism is not shown openly in Canada but rather subtly. He noticed it in the way people talk to him and treat him. This was when he first arrived in Canada at the Montreal airport, he was taken for questioning while all the other passengers, which were white, were processed quickly. He was told to expect treatment of this kind by people who had come to Canada before him; they would assume the worst of him. When he did arrive and settle in Toronto, finding a job was difficult because the only sk