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The Underground Railroad brought freedom-seekers to Canada

The Underground Railroad monument in Windsor, Ontario, photographed in 2011.
The Underground Railroad monument in Windsor, Ontario, photographed in 2011. Underground Railroad Monument Windsor ONT · M. Readey · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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From the early 19th century until the American Civil War, settlements along the Detroit and Niagara rivers were important terminals of the Underground Railroad, a network of Black and white abolitionists helping African Americans find freedom. By 1861, some 30,000 freedom-seekers lived in what is now Ontario.

Scope & context

The Underground Railroad’s Canadian terminals, not enslavement in Canada itself or individual conductors.

Sources behind this record

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Underground Railroad National Historic Event ↗

Parks Canada

Historical importance; plaque text