Benares After Dark: Women in Black History
February 27 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Experience an illuminating evening tour of Benares Historic House exploring the often-overlooked histories of Black women in Canada from early settlement onward. Through powerful storytelling and historical research, the tour highlights the lived experiences of domestic workers, freedom seekers navigating impossible choices, and trailblazing entrepreneurs who helped shape communities in Mississauga and beyond.
Participants will gain deeper insight into how these stories challenge common myths about Canada’s past and reveal a more complex historical record.
Content note: This tour includes discussion of enslavement and anti-Black racism.
