Willow KeyHistory student Willow Key will discuss McDougall Street Corridor in a free public presentation Wednesday, Feb. 8.

History student to recount stories of Windsor’s Black Mecca

A master’s student of history will discuss her work researching the community hub for Black families in Windsor in a free public presentation Wednesday.

In “Windsor’s Black Mecca: Recovering the Stories of the McDougall Street Corridor,” Willow Key will describe a project collecting memories of the neighbourhood, which was destroyed by postwar urban redevelopment.

The event is set for 6:30 p.m. Feb. 8 in the Hole in the Wall room above the River Bookshop, 67 Richmond St., Amherstburg. RSVP here.