About this Event
Join us for an online discussion of Steal away home : one woman's epic flight to freedom - and her long road back to the South by Karolyn Smardz Frost.
About the Book:
"For readers of The Underground Railroad, The Known World, Bound for Canaan and The Book of Negroes comes the harrowing story of fifteen-year-old escaped slave Cecelia Reynolds, who slips away to freedom in Canada only to return to her childhood home as a free woman many years later... In this compelling work of narrative non-fiction, Governor General’s Award winner Karolyn Smardz Frost captures Cecelia’s epic story of courage [to find] a new life in Toronto’s vibrant African-American expatriate community... Smardz Frost’s impeccable research and vivid description takes the reader through the Civil War, the shameful backdrop of slavery and the very real and stirring tale of one woman’s struggle for freedom—and her return to her former home on her own terms, despite the risk involved."
Copies of the title are available to borrow in print and eBook format from the Toronto Public Library collection.
The discussion will take place in Founders' Room on the first floor of the Toronto Reference Library. You will find the Founders' Room just past the main entrance to Beeton Hall, on the right.
Questions? Please email [email protected].
Toronto Public Library is committed to accessibility. Please call or email us if you are Deaf or have a disability and would like to request accommodation to participate in this program. Please let us know as far in advance as possible and we will do our best to meet your request. At least three weeks' notice is preferred. Phone 416-393-7099 or email [email protected].
Photo: "View of King Street by John Gillespie, looking west from Jarvis ca. 1844." Source: Royal Ontario Museum. Thornton Blackburn's yellow and red horse-drawn taxi cab is captured in this painting. Read more about Thornton and Lucie Blackburn here.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Toronto Public Library - Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street, Toronto, Canada
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