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The Underground Railroad Restaurant
Share Return to Map The Underground Railroad Restaurant Opening the Restaurant The Underground Railroad Restaurant opened in 1969 at 406 Bloor Street East and was…
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James Mink and the Centuries Long Lie
Share Return to Map James Mink and the Centuries Long Lie Early Life and Business James Mink was born in 1797 in Upper Canada, now…
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Albert Jackson: Toronto’s First Black Mail Carrier
Share Return to Map Albert Jackson Early Life Albert Jackson was born into slavery in Delaware in 1857. He was the youngest of nine children…
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Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Share Return to Map Mary Ann Shadd Cary Mary Ann Shadd Near this site on King Street East during the 1850s, Mary Ann Shadd Cary…
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St. Lawrence Hall and the North American Convention of Colored Freemen
Share Return to Map St. Lawrence Hall The North American Convention of Colored Freemen St. Lawrence Hall was built between 1850 and 1851 and was…
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Enoch Turner Schoolhouse
Share Return to Map Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Toronto’s First Free School The Enoch Turner Schoolhouse is the oldest remaining school building in Toronto. It was…
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The Thornton and Lucie Blackburn Site
Share Return to Map Escaping Enslavement from Kentucky Thornton and Lucie Blackburn met in Louisville, Kentucky while living under enslavement. The couple decided to flee…
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The Freedman’s Bank Crisis
Share Return to Map The Freedman’s Savings Bank Roots of the Canadian Banking System The Confederation of Canada in 1867 and the 1776 Declaration of…
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Being Black on King
Discover the history of slavery, abolition, emancipation, and education in Canada through stories of triumph and resilience along King Street East.
