Colour-coded : a legal history of racism in Canada, 1900-1950
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0802047122
ISBN 13
9780802047120
DDC
342.71
Category
Osgoode Society
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Publication Year
1999
Publisher
Pages
xiii, 485 pages
Subject
Racism
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Abstract
"Historically, Canadians have considered themselves to be more or less free of racial prejudice. Although this perception has been challenged in recent years, it has not been completely dispelled. In Colour-Coded, Constance Backhouse illustrates the tenacious hold that white supremacy had on our legal system in the first half of this century, and underscores the damaging legacy of inequality that continues today." "Backhouse presents detailed narratives of six court cases, each giving evidence of blatant racism created and enforced through law."--Jacket
Description
Content:
1. Introduction -- 2. Race Definition Run Amuck: 'Slaying the Dragon of Eskimo Status' in Re Eskimos, 1939 [Inuit] -- 3. 'Bedecked in Gaudy Feathers': The Legal Prohibition of Aboriginal Dance: Wanduta's Trial, Manitoba, 1903 [Native peoples] -- 4. 'They Are a People Unacquainted with Subordination' -- First Nations' Sovereignty Claims: Sero v Gault, Ontario, 1921 -- 5. 'Mesalliances' and the 'Menace to White Women's Virtue': Yee Clun's Opposition to the White Women's Labour Law -- Saskatchewan, 1924 -- 6. 'It Will Be Quite an Object Lesson': R. v Phillips and the Ku Klux Klan in Oakville, Ontario, 1930 [Black Canadians] -- 7. 'Bitterly Disappointed' at the Spread of 'Colour-Bar Tactics': Viola Desmond's Challenge to Racial Segregation, Nova Scotia, 1946 -- 8. Conclusion -- Publications of the Osgoode Society.
1. Introduction -- 2. Race Definition Run Amuck: 'Slaying the Dragon of Eskimo Status' in Re Eskimos, 1939 [Inuit] -- 3. 'Bedecked in Gaudy Feathers': The Legal Prohibition of Aboriginal Dance: Wanduta's Trial, Manitoba, 1903 [Native peoples] -- 4. 'They Are a People Unacquainted with Subordination' -- First Nations' Sovereignty Claims: Sero v Gault, Ontario, 1921 -- 5. 'Mesalliances' and the 'Menace to White Women's Virtue': Yee Clun's Opposition to the White Women's Labour Law -- Saskatchewan, 1924 -- 6. 'It Will Be Quite an Object Lesson': R. v Phillips and the Ku Klux Klan in Oakville, Ontario, 1930 [Black Canadians] -- 7. 'Bitterly Disappointed' at the Spread of 'Colour-Bar Tactics': Viola Desmond's Challenge to Racial Segregation, Nova Scotia, 1946 -- 8. Conclusion -- Publications of the Osgoode Society.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-473) and index.
Number of Copies
1
