Tour participants at the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse, Being Black on King, July 22, 2023. Image by Johnny Wu.
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Resource ID
10988
Access
Open
Credit Line
Image by Johnny Wu
Date of Creation
22 July 2023
Keywords
Black History, Education, architecture
People Depicted
Faith Ebanks (tour leader)
Program Category
Tours
Rights
Johnny Wu
Caption
Tour participants at the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse, Being Black on King, July 22, 2023. Image by Johnny Wu.
Description
Tour participants visit the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse: the oldest school in Toronto, established in 1848 by its namesake, a wealthy local brewer. Toronto’s first free school, it also played a large role in the development of our current education system. Tour participants learn about this history and its connection to racial segregation in education.