Footsteps to Freedom 1999: Day Eight

Update posted on Thu, Aug 19, 1999, at 2:55:46 PM Pacific Daylight Time.

British Methodist Episcopal Church, St. Catharines
St. Catharines, Ontario

St. Catharines has been a refuge for Black escapees for over 150 years. Harriet Tubman used the town as a center for activity, and Mary Ann Shadd opened a school for Black children here.

The BME church in St. Catharines has been around for over 150 years, and has functioned as a center for the Black community since its founding.

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