There is a rich history of people of African descent within Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent and many active community organizations and projects dedicated to preserving this vital history.
Local Historic Sites and Groups
Amherstburg Freedom Museum
Buxton National Historic Site and Museum
Chatham Kent Black Historical Society and Black Mecca Museum
Essex County Black Historical Research Society
John Freeman Walls Historic Site and Underground Railroad Museum
Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site
Essex County Abolitionist Newspapers
The Provincial Freeman newspaper digitized
The Voice of the Fugitive digitized
Other Resources
Ontario Black History Society
Library and Archives Canada: Black History in Canada
"Roads To Freedom" African Canadian History Curriculum for Primary and Secondary Students
Local Historic Sites and Groups
Amherstburg Freedom Museum
Buxton National Historic Site and Museum
Chatham Kent Black Historical Society and Black Mecca Museum
Essex County Black Historical Research Society
John Freeman Walls Historic Site and Underground Railroad Museum
Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site
Essex County Abolitionist Newspapers
The Provincial Freeman newspaper digitized
The Voice of the Fugitive digitized
Other Resources
Ontario Black History Society
Library and Archives Canada: Black History in Canada
"Roads To Freedom" African Canadian History Curriculum for Primary and Secondary Students
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