{"product_id":"the-underground-railroad-next-stop-toronto-9781459748965","title":"The Underground Railroad: Next Stop, Toronto!","description":"\u003cb\u003eStories of the hopeful, brave people who fled slavery and made Toronto their home.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An engaging and highly readable account of the lives of Black people in Toronto in the 1800s.\" -- Lawrence Hill, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Illegal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Underground Railroad: Next Stop, Toronto!\u003c\/i\u003e explores Toronto's role as a destination for thousands of freedom seekers before the American Civil War. This new edition traces pathways taken by people, enslaved and free, who courageously made the trip north in search of liberty and offers new biographies, images, and information, some of which is augmented by a 2015 archaeological dig in downtown Toronto.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWithin its pages are stories of courageous men, women, and children who overcame barriers of prejudice and racism to create homes, institutions, and a rich and vibrant community life in Canada's largest city. These brave individuals established organizations not only to help newcomers but to also oppose the ongoing slavery in the United States and to resist racism in their adopted city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased entirely on original research, \u003ci\u003eThe Underground Railroad\u003c\/i\u003e offers fresh insights into the rich heritage of African Americans who became African Canadians and helped build Toronto as we know the city today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459748965\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 7.90w x 0.50d","brand":"Adrienne Shadd, Afua Cooper, Karolyn Smardz Frost","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41635446849717,"sku":"9781459748965","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a4580821-1122-4a9b-bff4-9bc4fef3d0a8.jpg?v=1645501224","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-underground-railroad-next-stop-toronto-9781459748965","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}