UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

The North Amercian Black Historical Museum and Cultural Centre, 277 King St., Amherstburg

This location features a permanent exhibit on the Underground Railroad. Black fugitives and refugees from slavery found their way via the narrow crossing of the Detroit River to Amherstburg, one of the Railroad’s major terminals. Between 1800 and 1860, an estimated 30,000 fugitives made their way to Canada. Some swam across the river, others crossed the frozen river in winter. They were helped in their escape by black and white Abolitionists in the U.S. and Canada. The exhibits, artifacts, photos, biographies, maps and art displays depict Black origins from Africa through slavery, followed by a measure of freedom in their new land.