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Windows were smashed in the home of Doris Escoffery, where her nieces
Windows were smashed in the home of Doris Escoffery, where her nieces

Windows were smashed in the home of Doris Escoffery, where her nieces

Date8/11/1975
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  • Windows were smashed in the home of Doris Escoffery; where her nieces. Alverna Lawrence (left) and Lavern Walters are sitting; when simmering racial tension turned into violence last night in an Etobicoke housing project. Two youths were beaten up; another was taken to hospital afterward with knife lacerations.
  • Windows were smashed in the home of Doris Escoffery, where her nieces
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Original Toronto Star caption: Windows were smashed in the home of Doris Escoffery; where her nieces. Alverna Lawrence (left) and Lavern Walters are sitting; when simmering racial tension turned into violence last night in an Etobicoke housing project. Two youths were beaten up; another was taken to hospital afterward with knife lacerations.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0012509F
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      Windows at the reformatory were smashed during the rioting and glass littered the floors inside the building and out in the courtyard
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