Suzette Daley
The Lucie and Thornton Blackburn Story
$18.99
This is the inspiring story of Lucie and Thornton Blackburn; two freedom seekers
who escaped enslavement in Kentucky and later founded Toronto’s first taxi company, “The City”. After their deaths, they left a legacy of entrepreneurship, community and anti-slavery activism. Thornton and Lucie Blackburn were designated “persons of national historic significance” by the Government of Canada in 1999.
who escaped enslavement in Kentucky and later founded Toronto’s first taxi company, “The City”. After their deaths, they left a legacy of entrepreneurship, community and anti-slavery activism. Thornton and Lucie Blackburn were designated “persons of national historic significance” by the Government of Canada in 1999.
