Being Black on King Walking Tour

Sat Jul 06 2024 at 11:00 am to 12:30 pm UTC-04:00

Inglenook Community School | Toronto

Heritage Toronto
Publisher/HostHeritage Toronto
Being Black on King Walking Tour
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Discover the Black history that spans King Street East while also celebrating the community leaders who risked everything to ensure freedom.
About this Event

Discover the Black history that spans King Street East: from the first Underground Railroad site excavated in Canada, to one of Toronto's first soul food restaurants whose name, design and atmosphere surfaced the history of slavery in the US and Canada, while also celebrating the community leaders who risked everything to ensure freedom.

Start Point: Inglenook Community School (19 Sackville Street)

End Point: Dream Office REIT (30 Adelaide Street East)

Length of Tour: Approximately 90 minutes

Distance and Terrain: This tour is approximately 1.7 kilometers in distance and takes place predominantly on paved city sidewalks and streets. There are some unpaved portions of the route that take place in city parks.

Registration is required for all tours. Please note: you will not be able to join a tour group if you have not registered ahead of time.

This tour uses individual audio headsets. All registered participants will be provided with an individual headset that will allow you to hear the tour guide throughout the tour.


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Inglenook Community School, 19 Sackville Street, Toronto, Canada

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CAD 0.00 to CAD 8.85

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