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Guest lecture on Rocky Jones.

Script for James Walker's guest lecture on Burnley “Rocky” Jones prepared for the course History 103 at the University of Waterloo.

Walker, James

History dep[artmen]t.

Materials related to James Walker's talk delivered as part of the series “History as it happens” lunch-time talks at the University of Waterloo, on January 12, 2017, titled “Viola Desmond, race, and segregation in the Maritimes.” Includes promotional poster, bibliography, and script.

Walker, James

CIGI launch.

Materials related to the event “Celebrate the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination” at CIGI Launch on March 21, 2017. Includes James Walker's biography, a poster and schedule for the event, a list of attendees, and a script for Walker’s speech.

Walker, James

W[aterloo] P[ublic] L[ibrary].

Script for James Walker's talk at Waterloo Public Library, on July 12, 2017, titled “The novel Emancipation Day in historical context.”

Walker, James

Toronto launch.

Script and notes for James Walker's talk for the launch of co-authored his book Burnley "Rocky" Jones : revolutionary : an autobiography, given at Toronto, on October 5, 2016.

Walker, James

UQUAM mobilizations politiques Montreal.

Materials related to the colloquium “Mobilisations politiques et prises de parole citoyenne au Québec et au Canada” where James Walker participated in the session 10 “Citizens as activists : transforming human rights in Canada, 1963-1971” with a talk titled “Toward a new definition of Canadian citizenship: the movement to criminalize hate propaganda.” Includes programme of the event, and script and draft of the script.

Walker, James

Harvard U[niveristy] C[ana]D[ia]N studies.

Script with annotations and corrections of a talk given by James Walker at Harvard University on March 3, 2014, and titled “Twenty feet from Stardom: observing the 1960s Black Revolution in Nova Scotia.”

Walker, James

Race in Canadian History lectures.

Materials related to the course History 221 "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes handout for lecture “The ‘Race crisis’ in 1975-1980” and scripts for lectures:

  • “Course introduction,”
  • “Slavery in Canada,”
  • “Exclusion,”
  • “World War I,”
  • “East Asians in BC,”
  • “Further developments,”
  • “Closing remarks.”

Walker, James

Royal Society inaugural address.

Materials related to the Inaugural Address at the Royal Society of Canada delivered by James Walker. Includes script for the address and related correspondence. Also contains notes from a Burnley “Rocky” Jones appreciation Night in 2004.

Walker, James

Rocky Eulogy.

Script written by James Walker for Burnley “Rocky” Jones' eulogy on August 8, 2013, printed in 2021.

Walker, James

Race in Canadian History lecture outlines.

Materials related to the course History 221 "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes outlines and handouts for lectures:

  • “‘Race,’ slavery and imperialism,”
  • “East Asians in British Columbia, 1858-1914,”
  • “Black fugitives in Ontario,” “Fugitive slaves in Ontario,” and “African-American fugitives in Ontario,”
  • “Exclusion,”
  • “‘Race’ in World War I,”
  • “World War I,” “Between the Wars,” “World War II and the postwar reaction,” and “Further developments in race relations,”
  • “World War II and the postwar reaction,”
  • “UGRR/Fugitives in Ontario,”
  • “Black pioneers in the Maritimes,”
  • “Further developments in race relations,”
  • “‘Race’ in Canadian public policy,”
  • “Slavery in Canada,”
  • “Student anti-racist activism in the 1960s,”
  • “The underground railroad and fugitive slaves in Ontario,”
  • “Residential schools and their legacies,”
  • “Redress for historical injustices,”
  • “How to write a critical book review,”
  • “Case study: the Garvey Movement – outline,”
  • “The Komagata Maru incident and the Oklahoma migration – outline,”
  • “History 221. Course conclusion.”

Walker, James

U[niversity] of Matanzas.

Materials related to the event "Aporte de la comunidad Afro canadiense al multiculturalismo" at the University of Matanzas “Camilo Cienfuegos” in Cuba, on February 27, 2012, where James Walker participated with a talk titled “Black power, community politics, and the promise of multiculturalism in Canada.” Includes scripts of the talk, a certificate of participation in the talk, a programme for the seminar where the talk happened, information about the trip to Cuba, a card from a member of the Embassy of Canada in Cuba, and a note from the maid at his hotel.

Walker, James

Canadian Jewish studies keynote address.

Materials related to a keynote address given by James Walker at an event organized by the Canadian Jewish Studies. Includes outline of the keynote speech with annotations, and different drafts of the speech.

Walker, James

Race in Canadian History lectures.

Lectures for the course History 221 "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes scripts for lectures:

  • “Course introduction,”
  • “‘Race,’ slavery and imperialism,”
  • “Slavery in Canada,”
  • “Black pioneers in the Maritimes,”
  • “World War I,”
  • “Between the Wars.”

Walker, James

Race in Canadian History complete lectures.

Lectures for the course History 221 "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Lectures are:

  • 1. “Course introduction,”
  • 2. “‘Race,’ slavery and imperialism,”
  • 3.“Black pioneers in the Maritimes,”
  • 8. “World War I,”
  • 9.“Between the Wars,”
  • 10.“The War and Postwar reaction,”
  • 12. “Closing remarks.”

Walker, James

PIER 21 as presented.

Draft of the script of James Walker's talk at PIER 21 titled “The Caribbean Connection: Canadian Immigration, policy, Caribbean Immigration, and consequences for Nova Scotia.”

Walker, James

T[eaching] A[ssistants] task force.

Materials related to Teaching Assistants (TA) at the University of Waterloo. Includes forms for TA Training, TA manuals and notes, inventory of current practices (July 2011), and information about the GSO: TA Task Force First meeting (May 1, 2012).

Walker, James

PIER 21 admin.

Notes and drafts of James Walker's talk at PIER 21, titled “The Caribbean Connection: Canadian Immigration, policy, Caribbean Immigration, and consequences for Nova Scotia.”

Walker, James

MAC.

Materials related to the human rights workshop “Taking liberties: historicizing 20th Century human rights in the English speaking world” at McMaster University, where James Walker participated with an address titled “Decoding the ‘Rights Revolution:’ Lessons from the Canadian experience.” Includes a schedule of the event, related correspondence, an outline of the workshop, and notes for Walker’s presentation.

Walker, James

Western as presented.

Scripts James Walker's talk at Western University, on December 2, 2010, titled “Southwestern Ontario and the ‘Right Revolution’: The Dresden Campaign.”

Walker, James

UofT Law School.

Materials related to James Walker's article “A Black day in court: ‘Race’ and judging in R v RDS” published by the University of Toronto Press in 2010. Includes printout of the article with annotations and corrections and scripts of a related talk given by Walker at the University of Toronto Law School on November 24, 2010.

Walker, James

US National Archives.

Script of James Walker's talk at the National Archives and Records Administration of the United States, on January 22, 2009, and titled “The Black Loyalists and their flight to freedom.”
Also contains materials related to the workshop “Revisiting Human Rights in Canadian History,” including related correspondence and the programme for the workshop.

Walker, James

Doctoral seminar Race, Slavery & Imperialism.

Materials related to the doctoral seminar History 717 “‘Race,’ Slavery & Imperialism.” Includes course schedule, readings, notes on topics, instructions for assignments, and notes for lectures.

Walker, James

Human Rights in historical perspective.

Materials related to the course History 607/608 “Human Rights in Historical Perspective” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes syllabi, notes for classes, printout of article “The politics of memory” from Factiva, printout of “Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms” Schedule B, correspondence sent by James Walker to his students about class, and directions for assignments.

Walker, James

Race in Canadian History completed lectures.

Materials related to the course History 221 "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes suggested reading list, course overview, a booklet with readings for the course, and lecture notes. Lecture notes are for:

  • 1. “Course introduction,”
  • 2. “‘Race,’ slavery and imperialism,”
  • "Slavery in Canada,”
  • 3. “Black pioneers in the Maritimes,”
  • 5. “‘Race’ in Canadian public policy,”
  • 8. “World War I,”
  • 10. “The War and Postwar reaction,”
  • 11. “Recent developments,”
  • 12. “Closing remarks.”

Walker, James

Race in Canadian History.

Materials related to the course History 221 "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes suggested reading lists, handouts for films (films are “In freedom’s name,” “Dresden story: encounter at Kwacha House,” “In the shadow of Gold Mountain,” “White Canada,” “Remember Africville,” and “Journey to justice"), and lecture outlines. Lecture outlines are for:

  • “‘Race,’ slavery and imperialism,”
  • “Black pioneers in the Maritimes,”
  • “Fugitives slaves in Ontario,”
  • “‘Race’ in Canadian public policy,”
  • “World War I,” “Between the Wars,” “World War II and the postwar reaction,” and “Further developments in race relations."

Walker, James

Queen’s.

Scripts of James Walker's talk at Queen’s University on June 16, 2007, titled “Black Power moves North.”

Walker, James

Curitiba Brazil.

Draft of James Walker's paper presented at the “Congresso Brasileiro de História do Direito” in Curitiba, Brazil, on September 13, 2007, titled “Law and society, agency and change in Canadian Race relations.”

Walker, James

Race relations in Modern History.

Materials related to the course History 321 “‘Race’ in Modern History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes notes for lectures, instructions for assignments, syllabi, and materials for class and handouts.

Walker, James

Black History in North America.

Materials related to the course History 436/635 “Black History in North America” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes syllabi, notes for lectures, and instructions for assignments.

Walker, James

Race in Canadian History lectures.

Materials related to the course History 221. "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes book review lists, suggested readings, and notes for lectures:

  • 1. “Course introduction,”
  • 2. “‘Race,’ slavery and imperialism,”
  • “Slavery in Canada,”
  • 3. “Black pioneers in the Maritimes,”
  • 4. “Fugitive slaves in Ontario,”
  • 5. “‘Race’ in Canadian public policy,”
  • 8. “World War I,”
  • 9. “Between the Wars,”
  • 10. “The War and Postwar reaction,”
  • 11. “Recent developments,”
  • 12. “Closing remarks.”

Walker, James

Race in Canadian History handouts master copies.

Materials related to the course History 221 "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes film handouts (for films “Voyage of the Komagata Maru” and “In the shadow of Gold Mountain”), suggested reading lists and book review lists, and maps and lecture outlines. Lectures and maps are:

  • Map “Japanese-Canadian relocation 1942,”
  • Map “The Oklahoma migration,”
  • Map “The West in 1885,”
  • Map “Fugitive slaves in Ontario,”
  • Map “Atlantic slave trade,”
  • Lecture “‘Race’ in Canadian public policy,”
  • Lecture “World War I,”
  • Lecture “Between the Wars,”
  • Lecture “World War II and the Postwar reaction,”
  • Lecture “Further developments in race relations,”
  • Lecture “‘Race,’ slavery and imperialism,”
  • Lecture “Fugitive slaves in Ontario.”

Walker, James

Jerusalem Canadian studies.

Materials related to the Canadian Studies Conference organized by the Israel Association for Canadian Studies in Jerusalem, in 2004, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “Plural paradigms and local knowledge: a case study approach to Canadian antisemitism and Jewish community response.” Includes draft of paper, abstracts, and notes.

Walker, James

Conference papers & invited addresses.

Materials related to events where James Walker participated with papers and addresses. Events and materials included are:

  • Remarks delivered during Black History Month (February 24, 2016) at the Black Students Association (BASE), includes related newspaper clipping,
  • Speeches for the events "Larry Hill" at CIGI (October 7, 2015) and "Larry Hill Colloquium" (June 15, 2011),
  • Speech at the Association for Jewish Studies, Winnipeg, 2004,
  • Mark Zanna eulogy, 2020,
  • Keynote address titled “(Coloured) in context: the No. 2 and the White man’s war” at the Acadia Conference (October 2016), includes correspondence with a schedule of the event and a poster of a film screening
  • Remarks and workshop “Decoding the rights revolution: lessons from the Canadian experience” at McMaster University (March 2012),
  • Talk about The book of Negroes at Kitchener Public Library talk with Lawrence Hill (2009), includes correspondence nominating Lawrence Hill for an honorary degree from the University of Waterloo,
  • Presentation of Alan Borovoy for the Hon. LL.D. Convocation (2007),
  • Lecture “From Black loyalists to Black Panthers: a circular history” at Journey back to Birchtown 1st Anniversary Lecture series, Birchtown (May 2016), includes program and materials related to Burnley “Rocky” Jones Revolutionary. An autobiography by Burnley “Rocky” Jones and James Walker,
  • Talk “The Black loyalists and the Krio Diaspora: community, culture and politics” at Krio Descendants Union International Conference (2016),
  • Talk “The Black Loyalists in fiction and history” at PIER 21 (2016),
  • "Toast to 6T3!" at Trinity College 6T3 50th Anniversary, includes programme and correspondence.
  • U.E.L Association. Oakland, Ontario (2010),
  • Talk “Toward equal dignity: Canadian Jewry and the Hate Law of 1970” at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Canadian Studies event (2004),
  • Introduction to Alex Neve BSIA CIGI (2016),
  • Michael Craton's funeral eulogy,
  • Talk “Navigating the Black Atlantic: the trail of the Black Loyalists” at UNESCO conference “African diaspora” Halifax (2011),
  • “Toward a new definition of Canadian citizenship: the movement to criminalize hate propaganda” part of the panel “Citizen activism within the Human Rights movement, 1963-1971” with James Waler, Stephanie Bangarth, and Jennifer Tunnicliffe in the UQAM Conference, Montreal,
  • Memorial for Howard McCurdy written by James Walker and delivered by George Elliott Clarke, Ottawa (2018), includes correspondence,
  • History workshop Campinas Brazil (2007),
  • Talk “Campaign for racial equity: the national unity association, 1948-1956” at the John Brown festival, organized by the Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society (May 6-7, 2011), includes poster and program,
  • Remarks for the play “My place is right here” Elmira (2019),
  • Talk “Canada’s Black Battalion in a White man’s war” at St George’s Church: a lecture series to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the End of World War I, New Hamburg (2018), includes program,
  • Address “Behind The Book of Negroes and Twenty Feet from Revolution” to SSHRC National Staff, Ottawa (January 7, 2015), includes correspondence,
  • Remarks delivered to North Buxton Labour Day Reunion (2003),
  • Remarks to Black Loyalist Heritage Society, Halifax (2003),
  • Third Age lecture #1 “Flight to Freedom: Black migration to Canada from the American Revolution to the Civil War”, Waterloo (October 24, 2013),
  • Remarks “High Burnett and the National Unity Association” at the Unveiling ceremony plaque for Hugh Burnett & the N.U.A. Dresden, Ontario (2010),
  • Convocation Address “Human Rights – and us” (October 24, 2015), includes invitation and program.

Walker, James

Jewish Phase copy as submitted to CES.

Printout of James Walker’s article “‘Jewish Phase’ in the movement for racial equality in Canada” published in the Canadian Ethnic Studies in 2002 as it was when submitted to the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association (CES).

Walker, James

Race relations in Modern History senior seminar.

Materials related to the course History 407A & 407B “‘Race’ in Modern History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes materials for class, class schedule, syllabi, instructions for student assignments, and notes for lectures.
Also contains a class schedule for the course History 421 “Human Rights in Historical Perspective” and instructions for student assignments for the course History 607 / 608 “Human Rights in Historical Perspective,” both taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo.

Walker, James

Jewish phase CES proofs & offprint & corresp[ondence] & external reviews.

Materials related to James Walker’s article “The ‘Jewish Phase’ in the movement for racial equality in Canada” published in Canadian Ethnic Studies in 2002. Includes related correspondence, agreement forms from the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association (CES), invoices, printout of the article with corrections, and table of contents of editions.

Walker, James

Race relations in Modern History.

Materials related to the course History 321/Legal Studies 331 “Race in Modern History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes notes for lectures, instructions for assignments, materials for classes and handouts, course schedules, and syllabi.

Walker, James

Race relations in Modern History.

Materials related to the course History 321/Legal Studies 331 “Race relations in Modern History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes notes for marking assignments, notes for lectures, syllabus, and materials for classes and handouts.

Walker, James

Paper at Princeton U[niversity].

Printout of James Walker's paper delivered at Princeton University, in 2001, titled “Journey to justice: reshaping the boundaries of ‘Race’ in 20th Century Canada.”

Walker, James

CHA Edmonton.

Materials related to the Canadian Historical Association (CHA) Annual Meeting in Edmonton, Alberta, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “Defining Human rights in Canada: what is the question?” Includes printouts of Walker's paper.

Walker, James

Canadian Ethnic studies Toronto conf[erence].

Materials related to the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association 15th Biennial conference “Ethnicity and Human Rights at the Millennium: identity, community, nation,” in Toronto, in 2000, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “Canada’s Civil Rights movement: focus on Dresden.” Includes abstract of the paper, registration form, information about the conference, related correspondence, and call for papers.
Also contains an abstract of Stephanie D. Bangarth's paper “The repeal of the Chinese Immigration Act, 1947: a case-study in Canada’s Civil Rights Movement.”

Walker, James

Proposed India-Canada conference.

Materials related to the organization of the India-Canada workshop and conference “Accommodating diversity: learning from the Indian and Canadian Experiences” at the University of Waterloo, which was ultimately cancelled due to the Government of India's objections. Includes budgets, proposal to the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute for a Grant from the Development Initiatives Fund, memorandum of agreement, forms for sponsored research activities, participant evaluation, proposed schedule and list of participants, interdisciplinary grants program, and notes for the organization of the conference, correspondence about the cancellation and photocopies of newspaper clippings about the cancellation.
Also contains correspondence, registration form, and programme of the event “Democracy and Civil Society in Asia: the emerging opportunities and challenges” organized by the Centre for the Study of Democracy at Queen’s University; and a printout of “Developing a framework for the study of diversity in education as a component of the reform programme of the Delhi Government Schools.”

Walker, James

Race in Canadian History.

Materials related to the course History 107 "‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes course overview and lecture outlines for:

  • “Part I. ‘Race,’ slavery and imperialism,”
  • “Part II. Slavery in Canada,”
  • “Black pioneers in the Maritimes,”
  • “Fugitive slaves in Ontario,”
  • “‘Race’ in Canadian public policy.”

Walker, James

Human rights, racial equality, social justice, Ottawa.

Materials related to the seminar on "Social Justice and Multiculturalism" organized by the University of British Columbia Centre for Policy Studies in Education and Department of Canadian Heritage, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “Human Rights, Racial equality, social justice: can we get there from here?” Includes printout of Walker's paper and correspondence related to the edition and publication of the paper.

Walker, James

Human Rights, racial equality, social justice conference paper.

Materials related to the seminar on "Social Justice and Multiculturalism" organized by the University of British Columbia Centre for Policy Studies in Education and Department of Canadian Heritage, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “Human Rights, Racial equality, social justice: can we get there from here?” Includes printout of Walker's paper with annotations and corrections and correspondence related to the edition and publication of the paper.

Walker, James

A case for morality: the Quong Wing file correspondence and proofs.

Materials related to James Walker’s paper “A case for morality: the Quong Wing files” published by the University of Toronto Press as a chapter in the book On the Case: Explorations in Social History. Includes related correspondence, notes and comments, writing with corrections, and page proof.

Walker, James

African Canadians in Afropaedia.

Materials related to James Walker's entry about African Canadians in the Encyclopedia Africana (or Afropaedia). Includes related correspondence, information for contributors and contributor agreement, and printouts of Walker's entry “Canada” with annotations and corrections.

Walker, James

Pondicherry India C[ana]D[ia]N studies.

Materials related to the Canadian Studies Conference, in India, on January 3-6, 1998, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “National image, national dream: ‘Race’ and law in Canadian History.” Includes a “Report to the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute and the University Grants Commission,” forms and records related to grant research proposals submissions to cover costs, a printout of Walker's paper, and related correspondence.

Walker, James

CHA paper Western on the Record.

Printout of James Walker's paper “On the Record: the testimony of Canada’s Black pioneers, 1783-1865,” possibly written for the Canadian Historical Association (CHA) Annual Meeting in London, Ontario. Also contains a record with the title “CHA remarks.”

Walker, James

W[ilfrid] L[aurier] U[niversity].

Materials related to the event “How racist were we?” at Wilfrid Laurier University in 1998. Includes related correspondence, a poster of the event, and printout of Walker's presentation with the same title.

Walker, James

York Jewish studies.

Materials related to the conference “Heritage in Transition: a conference on the study of Canadian Jewry” at York University, where James Walker participated with a paper titled "Jewish participation in the movement for Racial Equality in Postwar Canada.” Includes related correspondence, a summary of Walker's presentation, and a printout of Walker's paper “The Jewish phase in the movement for racial equality in Canada.”

Walker, James

Race relations in Modern History.

Materials related to the course History 321 “‘Race’ in Modern History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes notes and materials for classes, notes for lectures, and instructions for assignments.
Also contains notes for assignments for the course History 250 “Public History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo.

Walker, James

St. Mary’s U[niversity] Black cultural centre Halifax.

Materials related to the “Donald Higgins Memorial Lecture” organized by the Gorsebrook Research Institute for Atlantic Canada Studies at Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, in 1997, where James Walker participated with a talk titled “Field of dreams: ‘Race’ and law in Canadian history.” Includes related correspondence, receipts, and printouts of Walker's talk.
Also contains a printout of “Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia 3 November 1997 A culture of resistance.”

Walker, James

Florida conf[erence and] Northwestern Summer inst[itute].

Materials related to the envent “Lessons & Legacies of the Holocaust” at Florida Atlantic University, November 7-9, 1998, where James Walker facilitated a workshop titled "Teaching the Holocaust at a Church related college." Includes program, schedule, TRACE Instructional Development Grant Report, receipts and financial statements, and related correspondence.

Walker, James

Race relations in Modern History.

Materials related to the course History 321/Legal Studies 331 “'Race' in Modern History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes notes for lectures, instructions for assignments, materials for classes and handouts, course schedules, and syllabi.

Walker, James

Edinburgh Canadian studies.

Materials related to the conference "Boundaries" organized by the Centre of Canadian Studies in Edinburgh, in May 1996, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “Holding the line: enforcement of Racial boundaries in the Supreme Court of Canada to 1950.” Includes an application for a conference travel grant, a draft of the paper, information on conference sponsoring, and related correspondence.

Walker, James

Temple Anshe Shalom.

Materials related to the event "Multiculturalism the Canadian dilemma (ethnic diversity, Racism and anti-Semitism in Canada)," in Hamilton, on November 24, 1996, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “Ethnic diversity, racial equality and group rights: the Canadian experience." Includes printout of the paper, a program of the event, pamphlets, and related correspondence.

Walker, James

Heirloom correspondence & article.

Materials related to James Walker's article “The founding of Sierra Leone: Black loyalists” with which he contributed to the book Visionaries: Canadian Triumphs published as part of Canada Heirloom Series. Includes related correspondence, information about contributors, printout and draft of Walker's article, and information about the edition.

Walker, James

Canadian Social History.

Materials related to the course History 601 “Canadian Social History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes syllabi and notes for classes.

Walker, James

Osgoode Soc[iety] corresp[ondence] including readers’ reports on race, rights & the law.

Materials related to the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History and James Walker's book Race, Rights and the Law in the Supreme Court of Canada: historical case studies published with Laurier University Press. Includes a draft of Walker's book preface and a book summary, a form for aid to scholarly publications, readers’ report, information about the book, related correspondence, information about the edition of the book, and information for the Osgoode Society's members.
Also contains correspondence regarding a publication edited by Walker in the Osgoode Society's “Gazette” with comments from members of the society.

Walker, James

Canadian ethnic studies.

Materials related to the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association Conference in Gimli, Manitoba, on October 20-23, 1995, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “‘Spite fences’: the Canadian Jewish Congress and Restrictive Property Covenants.” Includes abstract of paper, travel claims and receipts, related correspondence, and a draft and printout of paper.

Walker, James

Tri-U[niversity] organization re[garding] PhD program.

Materials related to the organization of the Tri-University (Guelph, Laurier, and Waterloo) Graduate Program in History. Includes proposals for the Ph.D. program, bibliography lists for different areas of specialization of the program, programme of “Tri-University Doctoral Program in History/ Guelph, Laurier, Waterloo. 1994-1996,” and related correspondence.
Also contains a printout of “Revising the Race, Imperialism and Slavery field” and a bibliography for “Race, slavery and imperialism area of the program.”

Walker, James

Tri-University (Guelph) Quong Wing.

Materials related to the Tri-University History Conference in Guelph, on January 28, 1994, where James Walker participated with his paper “A case for morality: the Quong Wing files.” Includes a printout of the paper and program of the event.

Walker, James

Yad Vashem corresp[ondence] re[garding] funding & for summer.

Materials related to the Yad Vashem seminar on teaching the Holocaust for the summer of 1996, in Israel. Includes related correspondence, travel advance and settlement claims for attending the seminar, grants, fare and travel information, ephemera related to the event, records related to registrations and financial matters during the time there,
Also contains correspondence sent by Walker relating to the Jewish Studies Committee at the University of Waterloo and the Holocaust studies conference and a related newspaper clipping.

Walker, James

Race in Canadian History.

Materials related to the course “History 221. ‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by Jame Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes class discussion questions and notes for lectures:

  • “Course introduction,”
  • “Slavery and race,”
  • “Slavery in Canada,”
  • “Black loyalists,”
  • “Fugitive slaves in Ontario,”
  • “World War I,”
  • “Canadian immigration policy 1867-1914,”
  • “Between the wars,”
  • “Blacks in Alberta,”
  • “‘Race’ in Canadian public policy,”
  • “East Indians and the Komagata Maru,”
  • “Postwar response.”

Also contains highlighted printout of “Hands Across the border: the abortive extradition of Solomon Moseby” by David Murray and a printout of “Before the railroad: from slavery to freedom in the Canadian-American borderland” by Gregory Wigmore.

Walker, James

Race in Canadian History.

Materials related to the course History 221 “‘Race’ in Canadian History” taught by James Walker at the University of Waterloo. Includes mid-term exams and final exams and handouts for films (films are “Journey to justice,” “Remember Africville,” “In the shadow of Gold Mountain,” “Voyage of the Komagata Maru,” “Honour before glory,” “Dresden story,” “Encounter at Kwacha house,” “White Canada,” and “In freedom’s name”).

Walker, James

Canadian antisemitism & Jewish community response.

Materials related to the Canadian Studies Conference organized by the Israel Association for Canadian Studies in Jerusalem, on May 1-4, 1994, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “Plural paradigms and local knowledge: a case study approach to Canadian antisemitism and Jewish community response” part of the session “Ethnicity 2: ethnicity and religious communities.” Includes a printout of Walker's paper under the title “Canadian Antisemitism & Jewish community response: Noble and Wolf as ‘Singled-out case’.”

Walker, James

Laurier conf[erence] legacies of Fascism.

Materials related to a conference at Laurier University, in 1994. Includes printout of “Legacies of Fascism,” “Lecture 6 Fascism ‘Triumph of the Will’ and discussion,” handwritten notes on lectures, and related correspondence.
Also contains a printout of the “Framework regarding prevention of harassment and discrimination in Ontario Universities."

Walker, James

Canadian ethnic studies.

Materials related to the conference organized by the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association, in Vancouver, in 1993 where James Walker presented a paper titled “Confronting barriers: legal definitions of ‘Race’ in Quebec.” Includes notes for the paper, a printout of Walker's talk, and notes from the conference.
Also contains a summary of a paper titled “‘Race’ and the law in Quebec: a history of challenge.”

Walker, James

Corresp[ondence] & notes for my article on African Canadians for the Encyc[lopedia] of Canada’s peoples.

Materials related to James Walker's entry on "African Canadians" for The Encyclopedia of Canada’s Peoples, published by the Multicultural History Society of Ontario. Includes ephemera related to the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia and the Black United Front of Nova Scotia, handwritten notes, visit cards and contact information for different individuals and organizations, and related correspondence sent and received by Walker.
Also contains a copy of the “Publication list of the Black Cultural Centre,” programme for the “Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia’s Tenth anniversary dinner/dance “Reflections of the past, present and future,” and printout of “From Africville to New Road: how four communities planned their development” by Althea J. Toviller and James A. Francois.

Walker, James

Jerusalem Canadian studies.

Materials related to the Canadian Studies Conference organized by the Israel Association for Canadian Studies in Jerusalem, on May 1-4, 1994, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “Plural paradigms and local knowledge: a case study approach to Canadian antisemitism and Jewish community response” part of the session “Ethnicity 2: ethnicity and religious communities.” Includes program of the event, related correspondence, a printout of paper, costs statement, and application for a travel grant.

Walker, James

India.

Correspondence sent and received by James Walker to and from different people and organizations in India. Includes itinerary, programs, and schedules for different events.
Also contains information about a social service organization in the Indian rural area Talmul called “Sebika.”

Walker, James

Correspondence.

Professional and personal correspondence sent and received by James Walker to and from different people and organizations. Includes correspondence related to his research, to the University of Waterloo, events he attended and in which he participated, and correspondence from colleagues, friends, and students.
Also contains a published copy of CUSO FORUM magazine (November 1987, Vol. 5, No. 4).

Walker, James

Correspondence Encyclopedia, research, replies.

Materials related to James Walker's entry on "African Canadians" for The Encyclopedia of Canada’s Peoples, published by the Multicultural History Society of Ontario. Includes ephemera from the Multiculturalism Program of the Government of Canada and from the Black Cultural Centre of Nova Scotia; a draft from Walker’s entry in the Encyclopedia titled “African Canadians” with annotations and corrections; correspondence received by Walker about the project; research materials and biographical notes on Howard Douglas McCurdy, Jr. (M.P.), Senator Donald H. Oliver, Emery Barnes, Julius A. Issac from Federal Court of Canada, Glenda P. Simms from the Canadian Advisory Council on the status of women, and others; and ephemera from The Congress of Black Women of Canada.

Walker, James

PACER Provost’s advisory committee on equal rights.

Materials related to the Provost’s Advisory Committee on Equal Rights (PACER). Includes meetings agendas, notices, and minutes (for April 20, February 23, January 26, 1993; October 27, April 22, November 27, 1992); report “Ontario Human Rights Commission Policy Statement with Respect to Exclusionary Scholarships;” draft of “UW Responses re Harassment and discrimination policy in postsecondary institutions,” a memorandum from the Ministry of Colleges and Universities on Harassment and Discrimination Policy in Postsecondary Institutions, a photocopy of “Feature: Curbing Racism on Campus,” and PACER Annual Report.

Walker, James

Hymn to Freedom.

Materials related to a project titled “Hymn to freedom: the contribution of Blacks to the historical development of Canada” by Almeta Speaks in which James Walker participated as part of the advisory board. Includes related correspondence and an overview of the project.

Walker, James

Atlantic Canada workshop.

Materials related to the Atlantic Canada Workshop at Carleton University, in 1991, titled “Political Economy of Region” where James Walker participated in the panel “Studying Afro-Atlantic Canadian Culture.” Includes notes, schedule of the event, travel receipts, related correspondence, and preliminary programme.

Walker, James

Correspondence.

Professional and personal correspondence sent and received by James Walker to and from different people and organizations. Includes correspondence related to his research, to the University of Waterloo, events he attended and in which he participated, and correspondence from colleagues, friends, and students.

Walker, James

Race & sex on the Canadian prairies: the Quong Wing affair.

Materials related to the 11th Biennial Conference of the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association, in Winnipeg, in 1991, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “Race & sex on the Canadian prairies: the Quong Wing affair.” Includes abstracts of papers, a draft of paper, programme, notes regarding travel arrangements, receipts of travel expenses, related correspondence, and an abstract of the paper.

Walker, James

Trace panel.

Materials related to a panel at the University of Waterloo, in 1991, that was part of the event “Fall Teaching Days” where James Walker participated in a panel titled “Is gender equity a problem on campus?” Includes drafts of paper by James Walker, instructions for the panel discussion, a program of the event, and handwritten notes.

Walker, James

MHSO Encyclopedia project.

Materials related to James Walker's entry on "African Canadians" for The Encyclopedia of Canada’s Peoples, published by the Multicultural History Society of Ontario. Includes related correspondence, information about the Encyclopedia project committee, notes on the preparation of the Encyclopedia, assignment agreements for the writing of entries, and lists of suggested themes and contributors.

Walker, James

Int[ernationa]l conf[erence] on Race relations.

Materials related to the International Conference “Race relations in the United Kingdom and Canada: policy, practice and research,” at York University, in 1990 where James Walker participated with a paper titled “‘Race’ and the historian: some lessons from Canadian public policy.” Includes synopsis and printout of Walker's paper, related correspondence, conference program, and pamphlets for the conference.
Also contains a synopsis and printout of Walker’s “‘Race’ policy in Canada: a retrospective.”

Walker, James

South Asians in Canadian Immigration policy Shastri conf[erence].

Materials related to the conference “South Asians in Canada” organized by the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, in Ottawa, in 1990, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “South Asians in Canadian Immigration policy: a historical overview.” Includes printout of James Walker's presentation and related correspondence.

Walker, James

Ten Days for World Development.

Materials related to the event “Ten Days for World Development” (a nationwide programme focusing on major global issues) during a campaign that focused on raising awareness of world hunger. Includes poster and information pamphlets.

Walker, James

Public History & Public Policy CHA.

Printout of James Walker's paper for the Canadian Historical Association Annual Meeting, in Victoria, in 1990, titled “Public history and public policy in Canada: a case study of race relations since 1867” by James Walker.

Walker, James

Dean of Arts public lecture.

Materials related to the Arts Faculty Lecture Series at the University of Waterloo, in 1990-1991, where James Walker participated with a paper titled “Canada’s Race relations crisis: myth and reality.” Includes printout of Walker's paper, related correspondence, a poster of the event, and drafts of the speech.

Walker, James

Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Materials related to the Jawaharlal Nehru University in India. Includes a renewal Memorandum of Understanding for educational and scientific cooperation between the University of Waterloo and Jawaharlal Nehru University and a program for the Canadian Studies programme at the School of International Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Walker, James

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