The Underground Railroad in Canada
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From the early 19th century until the American Civil War, settlements along the Detroit and Niagara rivers were important terminals of the Underground Railroad. White and black abolitionists formed a heroic network dedicated to helping free and enslaved African Americans find freedom from oppression. By 1861, some 30,000 freedom-seekers resided in what is now Ontario, after secretly travelling north from slave states like Kentucky and Virginia. Some returned south after the outbreak of the Civil War, but many remained, helping to forge the modern Canadian identity.
Transcribed from the marker, not summarised.
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The County of Essex
The City of Windsor
At 200 Pitt Street East between
Goyeau Street and McDougall Avenue
N 42 19.186 W 83 02.211
Recorded June 2009. Check current access before visiting.
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