The Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society is extremely proud to announce their opening of their new exhibit “The Black Mecca.”

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Chatham-Kent: More than a mecca
After visiting in 1857, Reverend R.R. Disney of the A.M.E. Church in the United States, stated:
"Chatham was not a mecca only. In a broader and truer sense, it was the colored man's Paris. Even now, after the experience and growth of 20 years of liberty we scarcely know a city of the land blessed with a society more varied and refined, more opulent and gay, than was this little Canadian city during the decade that opened up the second half of our century."

FEATURE LINK: Uncle Tom's Cabin
Historic Site commemorates the life of Reverend Josiah Henson and his contributions to the famous Underground Railroad. It was Henson's life experiences that inspired Ms. Stowe's creation of the character Uncle Tom in her 1852 outcry against slavery. Visit Site.

We further wish to extend our sincere thanks to:

• The Ontario Trillium Foundation
• The International Truck and Engine Diversity Council
• Human Resources and Social Development Canada
• Lori Lansens and all of our other individual donors and members, whose personal contributions allow us operate on a day to day basis
  
  

The Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society is a
Non-profit Registered Charity, which was founded in 1992 and incorporated in 1994. We are an affiliated society of the Ontario Historical Society, which was founded in 1888. Membership is open to anyone who is a citizen or legal resident of Canada or the United States, who supports the purposes of the Society.