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Early Black Community in Toronto w/Natasha Henry-Dixon
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- Jun 16, 2026
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Summary
Toronto's Black community is almost as old as the community itself. The first census ever done in York identified 15 black residents. Some of them were slaves, but some of them were free persons who chose to settle there. Natasha Henry-Dixon of York University has made it her mission to recover the stories of these often overlooked people. She joins us on this episode to talk about the lives of these early black residents on Muddy York , Toronto's #1 history podcast. You can learn more about Natasha Henry-Dixon's work from her website ( https://tach.natashahenrydixon.ca/ ) or you can follow her on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/nhenrydixon.bsky.social . You can follow Muddy York on Twitter: Toronto_History , Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/muddyyork.bsky.social and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/muddyyorkhistory/ .