Special Convocation Held on September 28th, 1915 by the University of Toronto to Confer the Honorary Degree of LL. D. on Members of the American Peace Centenary Committee (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from Special Convocation Held on September 28th, 1915 by the University of Toronto to Confer the Honorary Degree of LL. D. On Members of the American Peace Centenary Committee There is not time to refer to the many great legal contests in which Mr. Choate has taken part, but I am sure that every citizen of Canada who has studied the history of the Civil War in the United States must remember with deep satisfaction that when, after years of disgrace, justice wasfinally done to General fitz-john Porter, it was Mr. Choate who obtained the reversal of the court-martial. In this country, how ever, he is doubtless best known as the United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James from 1899 to 1905 and as Ambassador and first United States Delegate to the Peace Conference at the Hague in 1907. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




Colour-Coded


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Historically Canadians have considered themselves to be more or less free of racial prejudice. Although this conception 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. The cases focus on Aboriginal, Inuit, Chinese-Canadian, and African-Canadian individuals, taking us 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 race 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 provinces and 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 is that racism is deeply embedded in Canadian history despite Canada's reputation as a raceless society. Winner of the Joseph Brant Award, presented by the Ontario Historical Society













Black Racialization and Resistance at an Elite University


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A historical narrative and critical analysis of higher education centred on the experiences of Black students and faculty at McGill University.




Beyond Charity


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The Doolittle Family in America


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