Tour participants at the Inglenook Community School, Being Black on King, July 22, 2023. Image by Johnny Wu.
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Resource ID
10905
Access
Open
Credit Line
Image by Johnny Wu
Date of Creation
22 July 2023
People Depicted
Faith Ebanks (tour leader)
Program Category
Tours
Rights
Johnny Wu
Caption
Tour participants at the Inglenook Community School, Being Black on King, July 22, 2023. Image by Johnny Wu.
Description
Tour participants at the Inglenook Community School learn about the location of the first archaeological dig of an Underground Railroad site in Canada where in 1985, the foundations of a house, barn, and root cellar were uncovered - the former home of Lucie and Thornton Blackburn.
Freedom seekers and community leaders, the Blackburns escaped slavery in the US and settled in Toronto. In 1837, they founded Toronto's first taxi service. Its red and yellow colours would later be adopted by the TTC. The business was a success, and with their wealth, the Blackburns invested in property, providing low-rent homes to other freedom-seekers and newcomers.