The Underground Railroad

Next Stop, Toronto!

Adrienne Shadd, Afua Cooper, Karolyn Smardz Frost (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

160 Seiten

2022 | 4th New edition
Dundurn Group Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-4597-4896-5 (ISBN)

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This richly illustrated book examines Toronto’s connection to slavery and to the system of secret routes, safe houses, and “conductors.”

Stories of the hopeful, brave people who fled slavery and made Toronto their home.

“An engaging and highly readable account of the lives of Black people in Toronto in the 1800s.” — Lawrence Hill, bestselling author of The Illegal

The Underground Railroad: Next Stop, Toronto! explores Toronto’s role as a destination for thousands of freedom seekers before the American Civil War. This new edition traces pathways taken by people, enslaved and free, who courageously made the trip north in search of liberty and offers new biographies, images, and information, some of which is augmented by a 2015 archaeological dig in downtown Toronto.

Within its pages are stories of courageous men, women, and children who overcame barriers of prejudice and racism to create homes, institutions, and a rich and vibrant community life in Canada’s largest city. These brave individuals established organizations not only to help newcomers but also to oppose the ongoing slavery in the United States and to resist racism in their adopted city.

Based entirely on original research, The Underground Railroad offers fresh insights into the rich heritage of African Americans who became African Canadians and helped build Toronto as we know the city today.

Adrienne Shadd is a consultant, curator, and author, who has been recognized with the William P. Hubbard Award for Race Relations and the J.C. Holland Award for her research and writing. Afua Cooper is a multidisciplinary scholar, author, and artist. Her indomitable research on slavery and Black history has made her one of the leading figures in African Canadian studies and the authority on Canadian slavery. Karolyn Smardz Frost is an archaeologist, historian, and award-winning author. She and her team at the Toronto Board of Education's Archaeological Resource Centre uncovered the first Underground Railroad site in Canada.

A Word from the Ontario Black History Society
Introduction
1 Deborah Brown: Freedom Seeker
2 Blacks in Early Toronto
3 Underground Railroad to Toronto
4 Social, Cultural, and Religious Life in Toronto's Black Community
5 Life in the City
6 Living on the Outskirts
7 The World of Children
8 Political Life
9 Black Torontonians in the Civil War
10 Notable Black Torontonians
11 How Do We Know? History
12 How Do We Know? Archaeology
Acknowledgements
Notes
Further Reading
Image Credits
Index
About the Authors

Erscheinungsdatum	26.05.2022
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	Toronto
Sprache	englisch
Maße	203 x 203 mm
Gewicht	318 g
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Geschichte / Politik
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
ISBN-10	1-4597-4896-4 / 1459748964
ISBN-13	978-1-4597-4896-5 / 9781459748965
Zustand	Neuware