I've Got a Home in Glory Land: A Lost Tale of the Underground Railroad

It was the day before Independence Day, 1831. As his bride, Lucie, was about to be ?sold down the river? to the slave markets of New Orleans, young Thornton Blackburn planned a daring?and successful?daylight escape from Louisville. But they were discovered by slave catchers in Michigan and slated to return to Kentucky in chains, until the black community rallied to their cause. The Blackburn Riot of 1833 was the first racial uprising in Detroit history.

The couple was spirited across the river to Canada, but their safety proved illusory. In June 1833, Michigan?s governor demanded their extradition. The Blackburn case was the first serious legal dispute between Canada and the United States regarding the Underground Railroad. The impassioned defense of the Blackburns by Canada?s lieutenant governor set precedents for all future fugitive-slave cases.

The Blackburns settled in Toronto and founded the city?s first taxi business. But they never forgot the millions who still suffered in slavery. Working with prominent abolitionists, Thornton and Lucie made their home a haven for runaways. The Blackburns died in the 1890s, and their fascinating tale was lost to history. Lost, that is, until a chance archaeological discovery in a downtown Toronto school yard brought the story of Thornton and Lucie Blackburn again to light.

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2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-17-2009; Too much like a textbook!; I was disappointed in this book as I was expecting an exciting fictional/factual story of the underground railroad. It was not exciting, and indeed was far too much like a textbook to make me a happy reader.; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-08-2009; Well researched, interesting; I agree with what most of what the other reviewers wrote about the book's strengths. My biggest problems with the book are its overblown phrases, and its descriptions of events as though they happened though the author had no way of...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-21-2008; A moving, important book.; Karolyn Smardz Frost's tale of the exodus of the Blackburns from America to Canada via the Underground Railroad is incredibly moving and brutal. Moving, because these people, and their mostly-unknown helpers and friends, risked...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-22-2008; Fascinating book; I couldn't put this book down. It's a fascinating window into the times and I came away with a much better understanding of it. Some of it was shocking, to be honest. I highly recommend this book.; read full review | report as inappropriate

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-08-2009; Well researched, interesting; I agree with what most of what the other reviewers wrote about the book's strengths. My biggest problems with the book are its overblown phrases, and its descriptions of events as though they happened though the author had no way of...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-17-2009; Too much like a textbook!; I was disappointed in this book as I was expecting an exciting fictional/factual story of the underground railroad. It was not exciting, and indeed was far too much like a textbook to make me a happy reader.; read full review | report as inappropriate

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