“PROMISE KEPT” LOOKING AT THE LEGACY OF THOUSANDS OF BLACK SLAVES WHO FLED TO CANADA IN THE 1800S BY LAURA CZEKAJ PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 4, 2009 IN THE 19TH CENTURY, THE FEET OF FORMER BLACK AMERICAN SLAVES CARRIED A PATH FROM CAPTIVITY TO SOUTHERN ONTARIO OF THE COLONIES THEY SAW AS PLACES OF FREEDOM AND DELIVERANCE, A LAND OF PROMISES KEPT.