An artist's rendering of the new George Brown College Residence that some are saying should be named after Lucie and Thornton Blackburn. Image courtesy of George Brown College.

Escaped slaves Lucie and Thornton Blackburn inspire campaign to name new George Brown College residence

The future at George Brown College (GBC) begins with the plan to have a fully functional student residence by 2016. The residence will be located at Front Street East and Cherry Street in the Pan Am Games Village. Once the building is successfully converted into student suites after the Pan Am Games, some students and community…

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