British-American Institute

The British-American Institute of Science and Industry was a school started in 1842 by Josiah Henson near Dresden, Canada West, as part of the Dawn Settlement, a community of freedmen and fugitive slaves. The institute was a school for all ages designed to provide a general education and teacher training. For a short period it was a manual labour school. It was taken over by the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society in 1849. The school closed in 1868. Its site is now encompassed by the Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History (formerly Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site).^[1][2]

See also: Hiram Wilson § British-American Institute

References

1. Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History. "Reclaiming Josiah Henson". Ontario Heritage Trust. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
2. Wang, Kelly (30 July 2022). "New name for Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site to reclaim legacy of Josiah Henson". globalnews.ca. Corus Entertainment. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

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