I Came As a Stranger The Underground Railroad

Prior to abolition in 1865, as many as 40,000 men, women, and children made the perilous trip from slavery in the United States to freedom in Canada. Many of them escaped via the Underground Railroad -- a secret network of safe hiding places, furtive transportation, and bold conspirators who risked their liberty, even their lives, for what they believed in. Upon reaching Canada, the fugitives -- most of them penniless, many of them illiterate -- carved out new, independent lives. They built homes, schools, and churches; they became teachers, business owners, writers. And all the while, they feared for the loved ones they had to leave behind. I Came as a Stranger is a powerful history and a valuable guide to sites and communities that commemorate the courage and suffering of a time not so very long ago. Book jacket.

<b>Bryan Prince</b> is a descendent of slaves who came to Canada prior to the American Civil War. He is a farmer with a profound interest in the history of the Underground Railroad – particularly in the Canadian involvement. He is actively involved with the Buxton National Historic Site & Museum, as well as with several other organizations in Ontario and the United States that focus on that period of history. He has spent thousands of hours researching, writing, and lecturing on this topic over a period of nearly 25 years. In 2002, he was awarded the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal for contributions to history. He lives with his wife and four children in Buxton, Ontario – a former fugitive slave settlement – and is the sixth generation of his family to do so.