{"id":17027,"date":"2021-08-04T15:25:46","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T15:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitoakville.com\/?p=17027"},"modified":"2024-07-23T18:17:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T18:17:20","slug":"explore-kerr-village-with-this-self-guided-black-history-walking-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/2021\/08\/explore-kerr-village-with-this-self-guided-black-history-walking-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore Kerr Village with this self-guided Black History walking tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Thank you to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccah.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton<\/a>&nbsp;for creating this self-guided itinerary<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about Oakville&#8217;s Black history while exploring the beauty of Kerr Village with the help of the Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton&#8217;s self-guided walking tour! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the itinerary below to get started:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/visitoakville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-2-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17028\" style=\"width:512px;height:512px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-2-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-2-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stop 1: Burnet Park<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/visitoakville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-3-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17029\" style=\"width:512px;height:512px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-3-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-3-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Burnet St. and Kerr St. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an official Port of Entry into Canada, Oakville was one of the major destinations along the Underground Railroad and the first glimpse of freedom for many escaped African American slaves. The Underground Railroad saw over 40,000 African American people migrating from the United States to Canada between 1850 and 1860 alone. In 2019, descendants of the Adams, Wayner, Duncan and Skeet families were present for the unveiling of the commemorative plaque. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stop 2: The Adams Home<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/visitoakville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-4-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17030\" style=\"width:512px;height:512px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-4-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-4-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-4-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-4-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>104 Burnet St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jeremiah B Adams, a prominent figure in Oakville&#8217;s Black history, purchased a house with his wife Eliza in 1909 that was on the southwest corner of Burnet and Kerr Streets. This house was passed on to their daughter, Nina Adams and then to other descendants of Jeremiah Adams in the Wayner, Duncan and Skeete families for over 100 years. While the house was demolished in 2016, a plaque was put in place in Burnet Park in 2019 to commemorate Oakville&#8217;s Black history and community members. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stop 3: Shipyard Park<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/visitoakville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-5-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17031\" style=\"width:512px;height:512px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-5-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-5-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-5-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-5-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Francis St. and Lakeshore Rd. West<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CCAH is working with the Town of Oakville to redesign Shipyard Park into a beautiful space dedicated to Oakville&#8217;s Black history in a public and permanent way. William Chisholm purchased the land around Sixteen Mile Creek in 1827 and in 1834 the Town of Oakville became an official Port of Entry into Canada. Ships from Oakville sailed throughout the Great Lakes and beyond, and many slaves were assisted by ship captains to stow away in grain vessels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stop 4: Kerr Street &#8211; Carousel of Nations Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/visitoakville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-6-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17032\" style=\"width:512px;height:512px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-6-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-6-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-6-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-6-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kerr Street was the original home of the Carousel of Nations Multicultural Festival, a family event that contributes to the social cohesion of the Halton Region community. Since 1999, the festival remains to be a successful collaboration among the local ethno-cultural groups, professional and amateur multicultural artists, Halton Regional Police Service, local businesses, government and corporate sponsors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stop 5: Turner Chapel Antiques<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/visitoakville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-7-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17033\" style=\"width:512px;height:512px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-7-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-7-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-7-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-7-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-7-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/07-14-2021-black-history-walk-tour-kerr-7-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>37 Lakeshore Rd. West<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Turner African Methodist Episcopal Church was built in 1891 by former slaves. The congregation included African Americans from Oakville and Bronte. The congregation remained very active for nearly 100 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please explore Oakville safely and responsibly, and don\u2019t forget to tag&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/visitoakville\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">@VisitOakville<\/a>&nbsp;in your adventures!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Stay up-to-date with the latest in Oakville by subscribing to our monthly newsletter! Click&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/visitoakville.us16.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=fe4972d556d7b022d3b915a63&amp;id=d81e26ff79\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>&nbsp;to sign up for insider info, first looks and monthly information about the best attractions, events and businesses in Oakville.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you to the&nbsp;Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton&nbsp;for creating this self-guided itinerary. Learn more about Oakville&#8217;s Black history while exploring the beauty of Kerr Village with the help of the Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton&#8217;s self-guided walking tour! Follow the itinerary below to get started: Stop 1: Burnet Park Burnet St. and Kerr St. As&#8230; <a class=\"read_more\" title=\"Explore Kerr Village with this self-guided Black History walking tour\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/2021\/08\/explore-kerr-village-with-this-self-guided-black-history-walking-tour\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":17026,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.5 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Explore Kerr Village with this self-guided Black History walking tour - Visit Oakville<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn about Oakville&#039;s Black history while exploring Kerr Village with the help of the CCAH&#039;s self-guided walking tour!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/2021\/08\/explore-kerr-village-with-this-self-guided-black-history-walking-tour\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Explore Kerr Village with this self-guided Black History walking tour\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn about Oakville&#039;s Black history while exploring Kerr Village with the help of the CCAH&#039;s self-guided walking tour!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/2021\/08\/explore-kerr-village-with-this-self-guided-black-history-walking-tour\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Visit Oakville\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VisitOakville\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-08-04T15:25:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-07-23T18:17:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/8.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"182\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"182\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Rebecca Edgar\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@VisitOakville\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@VisitOakville\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Rebecca Edgar\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/2021\/08\/explore-kerr-village-with-this-self-guided-black-history-walking-tour\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/2021\/08\/explore-kerr-village-with-this-self-guided-black-history-walking-tour\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Rebecca Edgar\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/#\/schema\/person\/5a59cdaf1b731bcaf0841b9ef47f1f49\"},\"headline\":\"Explore Kerr Village with this self-guided Black History walking tour\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-08-04T15:25:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-07-23T18:17:20+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/2021\/08\/explore-kerr-village-with-this-self-guided-black-history-walking-tour\/\"},\"wordCount\":468,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/2021\/08\/explore-kerr-village-with-this-self-guided-black-history-walking-tour\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/8.png\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/2021\/08\/explore-kerr-village-with-this-self-guided-black-history-walking-tour\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/2021\/08\/explore-kerr-village-with-this-self-guided-black-history-walking-tour\/\",\"name\":\"Explore Kerr Village with this self-guided Black History walking tour - Visit Oakville\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/2021\/08\/explore-kerr-village-with-this-self-guided-black-history-walking-tour\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/2021\/08\/explore-kerr-village-with-this-self-guided-black-history-walking-tour\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/8.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-08-04T15:25:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-07-23T18:17:20+00:00\",\"description\":\"Learn about Oakville's Black history while exploring Kerr Village with the help of the CCAH's self-guided walking tour!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/2021\/08\/explore-kerr-village-with-this-self-guided-black-history-walking-tour\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/2021\/08\/explore-kerr-village-with-this-self-guided-black-history-walking-tour\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/2021\/08\/explore-kerr-village-with-this-self-guided-black-history-walking-tour\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/8.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/8.png\",\"width\":182,\"height\":182,\"caption\":\"Oakville's Black Heritage: Kerr Walking Tour\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/2021\/08\/explore-kerr-village-with-this-self-guided-black-history-walking-tour\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Explore Kerr Village with this self-guided Black History walking tour\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/\",\"name\":\"Visit Oakville\",\"description\":\"Discover something for everyone\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Visit Oakville\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/visitoakville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2020_VisitOakville_Logo_Vertical_Logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/visitoakville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2020_VisitOakville_Logo_Vertical_Logo.jpg\",\"width\":1712,\"height\":1176,\"caption\":\"Visit Oakville\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VisitOakville\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/VisitOakville\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/visitoakville\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/#\/schema\/person\/5a59cdaf1b731bcaf0841b9ef47f1f49\",\"name\":\"Rebecca Edgar\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/43bc7b7028edcf7dbe67d9323737ec4466456e3dc20ef3461016823f982d8ed7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/43bc7b7028edcf7dbe67d9323737ec4466456e3dc20ef3461016823f982d8ed7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Rebecca Edgar\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/author\/rebecca\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Explore Kerr Village with this self-guided Black History walking tour - Visit Oakville","description":"Learn about Oakville's Black history while exploring Kerr Village with the help of the CCAH's self-guided walking tour!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/2021\/08\/explore-kerr-village-with-this-self-guided-black-history-walking-tour\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Explore Kerr Village with this self-guided Black History walking tour","og_description":"Learn about Oakville's Black history while exploring Kerr Village with the help of the CCAH's self-guided walking tour!","og_url":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/2021\/08\/explore-kerr-village-with-this-self-guided-black-history-walking-tour\/","og_site_name":"Visit Oakville","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VisitOakville","article_published_time":"2021-08-04T15:25:46+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-07-23T18:17:20+00:00","og_image":[{"width":182,"height":182,"url":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/8.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Rebecca Edgar","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@VisitOakville","twitter_site":"@VisitOakville","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Rebecca Edgar","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/2021\/08\/explore-kerr-village-with-this-self-guided-black-history-walking-tour\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/2021\/08\/explore-kerr-village-with-this-self-guided-black-history-walking-tour\/"},"author":{"name":"Rebecca Edgar","@id":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/#\/schema\/person\/5a59cdaf1b731bcaf0841b9ef47f1f49"},"headline":"Explore Kerr Village with this self-guided Black History walking tour","datePublished":"2021-08-04T15:25:46+00:00","dateModified":"2024-07-23T18:17:20+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/2021\/08\/explore-kerr-village-with-this-self-guided-black-history-walking-tour\/"},"wordCount":468,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/2021\/08\/explore-kerr-village-with-this-self-guided-black-history-walking-tour\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/8.png","inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/2021\/08\/explore-kerr-village-with-this-self-guided-black-history-walking-tour\/","url":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/2021\/08\/explore-kerr-village-with-this-self-guided-black-history-walking-tour\/","name":"Explore Kerr Village with this self-guided Black History walking tour - Visit Oakville","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/2021\/08\/explore-kerr-village-with-this-self-guided-black-history-walking-tour\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/2021\/08\/explore-kerr-village-with-this-self-guided-black-history-walking-tour\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/8.png","datePublished":"2021-08-04T15:25:46+00:00","dateModified":"2024-07-23T18:17:20+00:00","description":"Learn about Oakville's Black history while exploring Kerr Village with the help of the CCAH's self-guided walking tour!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/2021\/08\/explore-kerr-village-with-this-self-guided-black-history-walking-tour\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/2021\/08\/explore-kerr-village-with-this-self-guided-black-history-walking-tour\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/2021\/08\/explore-kerr-village-with-this-self-guided-black-history-walking-tour\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/8.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/8.png","width":182,"height":182,"caption":"Oakville's Black Heritage: Kerr Walking Tour"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/2021\/08\/explore-kerr-village-with-this-self-guided-black-history-walking-tour\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Explore Kerr Village with this self-guided Black History walking tour"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/#website","url":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/","name":"Visit Oakville","description":"Discover something for everyone","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/#organization","name":"Visit Oakville","url":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/visitoakville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2020_VisitOakville_Logo_Vertical_Logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/visitoakville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2020_VisitOakville_Logo_Vertical_Logo.jpg","width":1712,"height":1176,"caption":"Visit Oakville"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VisitOakville","https:\/\/x.com\/VisitOakville","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/visitoakville\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/#\/schema\/person\/5a59cdaf1b731bcaf0841b9ef47f1f49","name":"Rebecca Edgar","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/43bc7b7028edcf7dbe67d9323737ec4466456e3dc20ef3461016823f982d8ed7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/43bc7b7028edcf7dbe67d9323737ec4466456e3dc20ef3461016823f982d8ed7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Rebecca Edgar"},"url":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/author\/rebecca\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17027\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.zarrtech.net\/visitoakville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}