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by Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press Posted Feb 11, 2021 1:21 pm ADT Last Updated Feb 11, 2021 at 1:25 pm ADT Hidden in a downtown Toronto tourist hub is a rich, little-known history.  The area now called the Discovery District — home to such landmarks as Toronto City Hall, Nathan Phillips Square and the Eaton Centre — was once a thriving Black community known as The Ward, which served as a landing spot for American refugees fleeing slavery.  That the stories are now largely forgotten speaks volumes about the province’s approach to teaching Black history, said Natasha Henry, the hea...

Author of the article: Susan Gamble Publishing date: Feb 07, 2021  •  February 8, 2021  •  3 minute read  •  Karolyn Smardz Frost, a Toronto-raised archeologist and historian of the Underground Railroad,, was the guest speaker at a Black History Month lecture held last week, discussing some known and little known stories from Brantford, including that of her friend, Brantford's Lawrence Jackson whose grandfather was the country's first Black postman. (Photo by Timothy Hudson) Article content A former slave living in Brantford played a role in the Underground Railroad, the net...

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