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Image of a man in a three-piece suit standing waving to the camera outside a restaurant. A sign on the exterior reads: "The Underground Railroad Soul Food Restaurant".

Being Black on King: A Virtual Presentation

Date

February 19 @ 7:00 pm 8:30 pm

About the Event

Celebrate Black History Month with us through this free webinar and virtual presentation of Being Black on King.

Discover the Black history that spans Toronto’s King Street East: from the first Underground Railroad site excavated in Canada, to one of Toronto’s first soul food restaurants whose name, design and atmosphere surfaced the history of slavery in the US and Canada, while also celebrating the community leaders who risked everything to ensure freedom.

To learn more about the stories of Being Black on King while you wait for this webinar, check out the digital map tour!

There will be a Q&A period following the presentation.

About your presenter: Faith Ebanks is a Heritage Toronto Emerging Historian and art historian whose research focuses on the history of slavery and colonialism throughout the Atlantic World from the 16th to the 21st century. She has an Honours Bachelor of Arts in History and Art History from the University of Toronto where she recently returned for graduate school to obtain her Master’s in History.

Stay tuned for our 2025 Tours Programming Season to walk Being Black on King in person on one of our tours.

If you share our passion for accessible and inclusive heritage programming, we invite you to make a donation to help fund our continuing programming.


Cost

Free (donations encouraged)

Registration

Registration is required

Event Location

This lecture will be held via Zoom. A Zoom link will be sent to you upon registration.