As Is, Where Is tells the story of a small-town rural road in Ontario, Canada with a forgotten past. Negro Creek was for decades a vibrant community of Black settlers, before many of them were labeled squatters and forced to move.
In Focus: The Wilson Incident
In Focus: The Wilson Incident explores black history in the Simcoe County area with a theme of racial discrimination.
Sheffield Park Black History and Cultural Museum
Collingwood Heritage Community Church Designation
A heritage site of historical and cultural significance is recognized in the town of Collingwood.
Wilson Impact Statement
Tracing the History of Black Settlement in Negro Creek | The Agenda
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DESCENDANTS LEGACY
Dr. David Milburn, Astronaut Ed Dwight
Astronaut Ed Dwight: Flight Surgeon Dr. Lewis Milburn was deputy director of Aerospace Medicine (Astronaut Dr. Mae C. Jemison NASA Medical Science tradition) when Dwight became the first Black astronaut trainee at N.A.S.A. during the John F. Kennedy Presidency. A generation later, Dr. David Milburn and Sculptor Ed Dwight standing in front of Dwight's "magnum opus" Underground Railroad Memorial Monument on Detroit's riverfront Hart Plaza.