Individuals
Born a free person of colour and opened up schools to help support Black children and adults in Sandwich/Windsor
A town that became known as "an ideal destination" for individuals escaping slavery in the US
What is Sandwich?
The continued effort to achieve something despite failure or obstacles is known as this
Escaped slavery multiple times and established important activism in Sandwich before returning to the US to save his wife
Who is Henry Bibb?
A place of worship that doubled as a safe haven for escaped slaves in Sandwich is called this
The newspaper created by Henry and Mary Bibb is known by this title
What is The Voice of the Fugitive?
She was born a slave and became a critical part in the building of the Sandwich First Baptist Church
Who is Caroline Quarlls?
This body of water was known to carry people into freedom
What is the Detroit River?
Slavery was still legal in Upper Canada, including Sandwich, until this year
When is 1834?
He played a big role in getting Caroline Quarlls to Canada and free from slavery
The code name for Detroit, amongst travellers of the Underground Railroad
What is Midnight?
Between what numbers of slaves reached Canada through the Underground Railroad
What is 30,000 to 40,000?
These people were what a majority of escaped slaves had to run from in the US and be wary of when arriving in Canada
Who are slavecatchers?
The code name for our local community here in Windsor, amongst the travellers of the Underground Railroad
What is Canaan?
The year that the Sandwich First Baptist Church was built as a log cabin
When is 1847?