Discovering Dawn | Episode 2: Dresden's Black Business District

Take a stroll with Jackie Bernard, Program Assistant at Uncle Tom’s Cabin Historic Site, and local historian Marie Carter, as they explore Dresden’s early Black business district. From 1853 to the turn of the century, this neighbourhood was thriving with Black entrepreneurs and businesses that greatly contributed to the development of the town.
Learn the stories of the individuals and families who ran the blacksmith shop and the confectioner who opened Dresden’s very first ice-cream parlour!
This is the second episode of Discovering Dawn series which explores Ontario’s early Black history in Dresden, Ontario.
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How many of the Dresden properties are still owned by those black families? It sounds like many of them sold off their properties and relocated by the early 1900s.