Yuri Dojc: North Is Freedom: Descendants of Freedom-Seekers on the Underground Railroad

Curated by Dorothy Abbott. This evocative photographic essay celebrates the descendants of freedom-seekers who escaped slavery in the United States in the years before the American Civil War. Some came entirely alone and unaided; others found their way to Canada with the help of a clandestine network of “conductors” and “stations” called the “Underground Railroad.” Approximately 30,000 men, women and children fled north to freedom, settling from the Maritimes as far west as the Manitoba border. Most came to what is now Ontario, to places such as Windsor, Chatham, Buxton, the Niagara Peninsula, Owen Sound, and larger cities like Hamilton and Toronto.

Date: Through June 22nd, 2025
Time: Visit https://artwindsoressex.ca for admission fees as well as dates and times of availability.
Location: Art Windsor-Essex, 401 Riverside Dr. W., Windsor