Karolyn Smardz Frost

Karolyn Smardz Frost is an archaeologist, educator, and author with a doctoate in the History of Race and Slavery. A former executive director of The Ontario Historical Society and vice-chair of Toront's Historical Board, karolyn teaches community history and primary research techniques at York University's Atkinson College. She is internationally recognized for her work in multiculturalism and anti-racism education using public history and public archaeology. Karolyn's volume I've Got a Home in Glory Land: A Lost Tale of the Underground Railroad, was awarded the Governor General's Award for Non-fiction in 2007, the first book detailing the proud heritage of Canada's people of African descent to be so honoured.