A new walking tour will help tell the story of the McDougall Street Corridor, a neighbourhood in Windsor that was once home to many Black families and business owners.
The McDougall Street Corridor Walking Tour will include digital archives and storytelling about the district’s history to the present. The launch took place Thursday at a park named after Alton C. Parker, the first Black Windsor police officer.
The project has been spearheaded by UWindsor history graduate student Willow Key, whose research has focused on the Black history of McDougall Street.
“A lot of the history that’s held within this community is held within memories and stories,” Key told CBC News at the project’s launch. “The younger generation of McDougall Street Corridor Walking residents deserve to have the opportunity to learn more about their families.”
For many, Windsor served as a gateway for those escaping from enslavement in the United States. Key’s own ancestors were part of the Underground Railroad network.
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