•Thornton and Lucie Blackburn were slaves. Theyescaped to Canada together from Kentucky
•They lived to be around 80 years old.
We don’t knowEXACTLY when they were born.
•On their way to Canada, Thornton and Lucie were
•arrested for a LITTLE BIT, but the people didn’t think itwas FAIR, and a crowd helped them both escape.
•When they got to Canada, Thornton got arrested again. But some people in
Canada didn’t think it was FAIR EITHER.
A governor told the mayor to letThornton go, and the two of them were finally free.
•They started the first taxi service in Toronto in 1837 using a horse and
carriage.
The business was very SUCCESSFUL.
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