Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea

[ailbhe]

Wait - all those maids and hired hands described as French are actually black, aren't they?

I think I preferred the books before I realised that.

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[estoile.livejournal.com]

Oh, I've always found it unsettling, at best. (Not least as my grandfather was Quebecois.) Just hadn't twigged to the 'socially non-White' aspect, as such.

Very good analysis below. Thank you.