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)
March 16, 2021 (this 70-minute event can be viewed any time between 5 and 9 p.m. EST)

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For students and educators (ideal for Grade 7 and up): February 18, 2021 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. EST February 23, 2021 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. EST
General public: February 25, 2021 from 5 to 9:30 p.m. EST March 11, 2021 from 5 to 9:30 p.m. EST March 16, 2021 from 5 to 9:30 p.m. EST
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Personal information on this form is collected under the authority of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, C.O. 18, section 7, and will be used for marketing and fundraising purposes. This information will not be shared with other organizations. For further information, please contact the Executive Assistant, Ontario Heritage Trust, 10 Adelaide Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M5C 1J3, 647-567-9345. (Form will be sent to marketing@heritagetrust.on.ca.)

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