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The Underground Railroad to St. Catharines: Harriet Tubman\u2019s Canadian Legacy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With the International Decade for People of African Descent (2015\u20132024) soon coming to a close, the HTI is proud to announce the creation of a virtual museum to honour the legacy of Harriet Tubman. It is dedicated to her in remembrance of her struggle to free her people from enslavement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the project<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This project tells the story of Harriet Tubman\u2019s time in St. Catharines and how her efforts helped fugitives establish their lives in Canada. St. Catharines was the last stop on the Underground Railroad and for several years it was Tubman\u2019s northern base of operations. By the 1850s, when the Fugitive Slave Act was introduced in the United States, St. Catharines was a hotbed of abolitionist activity. With local and regional support for Black fugitives, St. Catharines attracted visitors like Frederick Douglass and John Brown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through historical photographs, textual records, and the voices of their descendants, this project pays homage to the early Black settlers in southern Ontario, Harriet Tubman, and to the descendants of those whom she guided to Canada. These include resources that have been cared for and housed in community museums and historical sites in Amherstburg, Buxton, St. Catherines, and the Dresden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This project is funded by and in partnership with Digital Museums Canada (DMC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welcome to the information page of this initiative. Stay tuned for updates as the Museum is brought to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inquiries about the Museum can be directed to: tubman@yorku.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meet the Team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Curation and Project Lead:<\/strong> Blessing Ogunyemi, PhD Student<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Team: <\/strong>Gabriela Sealy, MA Student, Alex Allasra<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Academic and Archival Consultant:<\/strong> Emilie Andree Roumer Jabouin, PhD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Academic Advisor: <\/strong>Ruth Rodney, RN, PhD, Associate Director of Harriet Tubman Institute<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Translation Service: <\/strong>Cheikh Nguirane & Ruthneldha Attilus <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alternative Text: <\/strong>Blessing Ogunyemi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Revisions: <\/strong>Georgia Ashworth, Gabriela Sealy, & Ruthneldha Attilus<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Special thanks to: <\/p>\n\n\n\n