Being Black on King

To mark Emancipation Day, commemorating the end of slavery in the British Empire, join us to discover the Black history that spans King Street East. We'll visit the location of the first archaeological dig of an Underground Railroad site in Canada - the former home of Lucie and Thornton Blackburn who 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. Learn more about the Blackburns and other community leaders who risked everything in the pursuit of freedom.

You may also like the following events from Heritage Toronto:

• Next Tuesday, 5th August, 03:00 pm, Black History Unburied in Toronto
• Next Thursday, 7th August, 06:30 am, Along the Shore in Toronto
• Next Sunday, 10th August, 03:00 pm, Making Change at Honest Ed's walk in Toronto