Canada’s Untold History: Andrew Hunter & Brian Martin

Andrew Hunter, Brian Martin and Stephen Dorsey

Canada’s Untold History: Andrew Hunter & Brian Martin

Andrew Hunter, Brian Martin and Stephen Dorsey

3:30pm

Saturday, October 1, 2022

Broaden your understanding of Canadian history through this revealing conversation with Andrew Hunter and Brian Martin. Hunter’s It was Dark There All the Time reveals the role that pre-confederation Canada played in the North American slave trade in sharing Sophia Burthen’s account of her arrival to a Canada as an enslaved person, as recorded by Benjamin Drew in 1855. The powerful and shocking story exposes Canada’s legacy of whiteness and colonialism, and demonstrates its continuing impact on Canadian society today. Filled with engaging stories and astonishing facts, Martin’s From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge: Canada and the Civil War examines the role of Canadians during the bloody battle. The award-winning journalist’s research sheds light on the 20,000 Canadians who went south to take up arms on both sides of the conflict, and the enslaved people, draft dodgers, deserters and more who fled north. From the origins of the KKK, to abolishment and the establishment of Ontario communities during the Reconstruction Era, get ready to challenge the Canada you thought you knew.

Moderated by Stephen Dorsey.

Ticket Info:
Date & Time: October 1 at 3:30pm ET
Where: Brigantine Room in Harbourfront Centre
Duration: 60 minutes
Ticket prices: $17 – Regular; $12 – Youth; or Get a TIFA Pass
*This event will be followed by a book signing

Broaden your understanding of Canadian history through this revealing conversation with Andrew Hunter and Brian Martin. Hunter’s It was Dark There All the Time reveals the role that pre-confederation Canada played in the North American slave trade in sharing Sophia Burthen’s account of her arrival to a Canada as an enslaved person, as recorded by Benjamin Drew in 1855. The powerful and shocking story exposes Canada’s legacy of whiteness and colonialism, and demonstrates its continuing impact on Canadian society today. Filled with engaging stories and astonishing facts, Martin’s From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge: Canada and the Civil War examines the role of Canadians during the bloody battle. The award-winning journalist’s research sheds light on the 20,000 Canadians who went south to take up arms on both sides of the conflict, and the enslaved people, draft dodgers, deserters and more who fled north. From the origins of the KKK, to abolishment and the establishment of Ontario communities during the Reconstruction Era, get ready to challenge the Canada you thought you knew.

Moderated by Stephen Dorsey.

Ticket Info:
Date & Time: October 1 at 3:30pm ET
Where: Brigantine Room in Harbourfront Centre
Duration: 60 minutes
Ticket prices: $17 – Regular; $12 – Youth; or Get a TIFA Pass
*This event will be followed by a book signing

Featured Authors

Andrew Hunter
Andrew Hunter is a writer, freelance curator, artist, and educator based in Hamilton. He has held curatorial positions across Canada, and was previously the Frederik S. Eaton Curator of Canadian Art at the Art Gallery of Ontario, where he produced major exhibitions and publications including Every Now Then: Reframing Nationhood, In the Ward: Lawren Harris, and Colville. Hunter taught at the Ontario College of Art and Design University and the University of Waterloo and has lectured internationally on curatorial practice. He is a member of the advisory board for the Institute for the Study of Canadian Slavery at NSCAD.

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Brian Martin
Brian “Chip” Martin is a retired award-winning journalist who developed an intimate knowledge of Southwestern Ontario. He has written true crime books, biographies and several books about baseball history, some of which focus on the contributions made to the game by Canada and Canadians. An avid historian, he is a member of the London and the Detroit historical societies. This is his tenth book and his first dealing with the Civil War, how it impacted Canada and Canadians and the role Canada played in that bloody conflict. Born in Toronto, he has lived in London, Ontario for more than 50 years.

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Stephen Dorsey
Stephen Dorsey is a senior-level business, brand, and marketing strategist, with nearly three decades of experience, and a creative writer, director, and producer of visual content. Today, he is the principal of The Fractional CMO, a strategic consultancy, and of Dorsey Studios, a content production development company. A civically engaged community leader, Stephen is a founding member and board member of Democracy House, a grassroots think tank and civic-minded movement dedicated to preserving and strengthening democratic systems and practices in Canada and around the world. He has written numerous articles, most notably a 2020 opinion piece on “White Advantage” in the Globe & Mail. A proud father of two lovely young children, Stephen lives in Roncesvalles, Toronto. Black & White is his first book.

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3:30pm

Saturday, October 1

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