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And they went and they stood on the dockyards On Sunday morning July 3rd, 1831, And they talked their way onto the ferry That took people across to new albany, indiana. Irene moore davis: Thornton and lucy made their way successfully To detroit, michigan. They lived there for a time. They became really beloved by the black community there. Thornton and lucy blackburn were doing okay Until unfortunately, Someone recognized
thornton on the street Who had known
him in kentucky And tipped off the
two slave owners
thornton on the street Who had known
him in kentucky And tipped off the
two slave owners
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And they went and they
stood on the dockyards
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On Sunday morning
July 3rd, 1831,
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And they talked their
way onto the ferry
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That took people across
to new albany, indiana.
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Irene moore davis:
Thornton and lucy made
their way successfully
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To detroit, michigan.
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They lived there for a time.
00:00:21.554 --> 00:00:24.555
They became really beloved
by the black community there.
00:00:25.758 --> 00:00:28.999
Thornton and lucy blackburn
were doing okay
00:00:28.001 --> 00:00:29.046
Until unfortunately,
00:00:29.529 --> 00:00:31.829
Someone recognized
thornton on the street
00:00:31.831 --> 00:00:33.697
Who had known
him in kentucky
00:00:33.699 --> 00:00:36.367
And tipped off the
two slave owners.
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Movie Summary
Interviews to narrate the long history of anti-black racism in Canada, including police brutality and the rise of hip-hop music.