Bryan Prince is a descendent of slaves who came to Canada prior to the American Civil War. He lives with his wife and four children in Buxton, Ontario - a former fugitive slave settlement (Elgin Settlement). He is a graduate of Ridgetown College (Agriculture) and of St. Clair College (Social Welfare).

Bryan is a farmer with a profound interest in the history of the Underground Railroad, particularly in the Canadian involvement. He has travelled throughout North America and invested thousands of hours in researching, writing, and lecturing on this topic for over 30 years. Among his many projects, he is a director and historian with the Buxton National Historic Site and Museum, a partner of York University's Harriet Tubman Institute, a consulting editor with the Adam Matthew Publications digital project Slavery, Abolition, and Social Justice in England, and was instrumental in the development of the Road to Freedom concert program.

In 2002, he was awarded the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal for contributions to history. He won the 2005 Children's Nautilus Book Award for Non-Fiction, for his work, I Came As a Stranger: The Underground Railroad.

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