A Fluid Frontier by Karolyn Smardz Frost

Author:Karolyn Smardz Frost
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wayne State University Press

The Voice of the Fugitive also publicized work on behalf of the fugitives by the women of Essex County, Canada West, which bordered the Detroit River. At a “Donation Party,” two of Essex County’s leading African Canadian women showed their mettle as apostles of uplift. The Voice of the Fugitive thus broadcast the importance of black women to community building and organizing.

An interesting Donation Party was held in the old Barracks at Windsor, by the colored population, for the erection of a Church and Schoolhouse. There was quite a large gathering, and the ladies deserve much credit for the manner in which they conducted the supper. The announcement that Miss Mary Ann Shadd, a lady of high literary attainments, would address the meeting on the subject of education, doubtless brought out many who otherwise would not have attended. The entertainment was highly interesting, at the close of which, Mrs. M. E. Bibb proposed the formation of a Mutual improvement Society…. They agreed to meet on every Thursday evening, to read, converse, or hear addresses from members of the society for intellectual improvement.27

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