COLOUR-CODED: A LEGAL HISTORY OF RACISM IN CANADA 1900-1950

by Backhouse, Constance

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Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History / University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1999.. 485 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0802047122 B&w photographs. "Historically Canadians have considered themselves to be more or less free of racial prejudice. Although this perception has been challenged in recent year. s, 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. c o ntinues today. Backhouse presents detailed narratives of six court cases, each giving evidence of blatant racism created and enforced through law. The cases focus on Aboriginal, Inuit, Chinese-Canadian, and African-Canadian individuals, takin. g u s from the criminal prosecution of traditional Aboriginal dance to the trial of members of the 'Ku Klux Klan of Kanada'. From thousands of possibilities, Backhouse has selected studies that constitute central moments in the legal history of ra. ci sm in Canada. Her selection also considers a wide range of legal forums, including administrative rulings by municipal councils, criminal trials before police magistrates, and criminal and civil cases heard by the highest courts in the province. s a nd by the Supreme Court of Canada. The extensive and detailed documentation presented here leaves no doubt that the Canadian legal system played a dominant role in creating and preserving racial discrimination. A central message of this book i. s th at rac ism is deeply embedded in Canadian history despite Canada's reputation as an raceless society." Darkening to inside hinges, minor wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has light wrinkling at top of spine and flap-folds, slight . wavin ess at top half of rear panel, minor rubbing. Near Fine/ Very Good+.

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