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Join us for a free lecture with award-winning author Esi Edugyan and a virtual visit to Uncle Tom’s Cabin Historic Site
The Ontario Heritage Trust presents bestselling author and two-time Scotiabank Giller Prize-winner Esi Edugyan for an exclusive talk on her internationally acclaimed novel Washington Black – touching on the themes of Black heritage, identity, belonging and displacement. Two education-focused and three general-public screenings will be available.
Learn more
- Check out our Ontario’s Black heritage web resource
- Read up on our provincial plaques commemorating Ontario’s Black heritage
- Watch videos about Uncle Tom’s Cabin Historic Site
Edugyan is the author of three works of fiction and one non-fiction. She writes richly imagined and impeccably researched stories that illuminate complicated truths about race and belonging.
In this pre-recorded event, she will provide insights on her writing process, researching history and bringing Black stories to life.
The broadcast will also include a virtual visit to Uncle Tom’s Cabin Historic Site and a question-and-answer segment with Esi Edugyan that features questions from youth and leaders from Ontario’s Black heritage community.
Screenings for this 70-minute event will be available for a limited time only. Pre-registration is required.
For students and educators (ideal for Grade 7 and up):
- February 18, 2021 (this 70-minute event can be viewed any time between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. EST) - REGISTRATION CLOSED
- February 23, 2021 (this 70-minute event can be viewed any time between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. EST) - REGISTRATION CLOSED
General public:
- February 25, 2021 (this 70-minute event can be viewed any time between 5 and 9 p.m. EST) - REGISTRATION CLOSED
- March 11, 2021 (this 70-minute event can be viewed any time between 5 and 9 p.m. EST) - REGISTRATION CLOSED
- March 16, 2021 (this 70-minute event can be viewed any time between 5 and 9 p.m. EST) - REGISTRATION CLOSED
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