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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Whitzman, Carolyn.     Subjects     Ford, Clara, 1864?-     Ford, Clara, 1864?- -- Trials, litigation, etc.     Westwood, Frank, -1894.     Murder -- Ontario -- Toronto.     Trials (Murder) -- Ontario -- Toronto.     Women, Black -- Ontario -- Toronto -- 19th century -- Biography.     Women, Black -- Ontario -- Toronto -- Social conditions -- 19th century.     Toronto (Ont.) -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.     Toronto (Ont.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Whitzman, Carolyn.       by title:      Clara at the door wi...       by call number:      364.1523092 W628c     Search the Web     Whitzman, Carolyn.     Ford, Clara, 1864?-     Ford, Clara, 1864?- -- Trials, litigation, etc.     Westwood, Frank, -1894.     Murder -- Ontario -- Toronto.     Trials (Murder) -- Ontario -- Toronto.     Women, Black -- Ontario -- Toronto -- 19th century -- Biography.     Women, Black -- Ontario -- Toronto -- Social conditions -- 19th century.     Toronto (Ont.) -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.     Toronto (Ont.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.       MARC Display

Clara at the door with a revolver : the scandalous Black suspect, the exemplary White son, and the murder that shocked Toronto / Carolyn Whitzman. by Whitzman, Carolyn. On Point Press, 2023. Call #: 364.1523092 W628c Subjects Ford, Clara, 1864?-   Ford, Clara, 1864?- -- Trials, litigation, etc.   Westwood, Frank, -1894.   Murder -- Ontario -- Toronto.   Trials (Murder) -- Ontario -- Toronto.   Women, Black -- Ontario -- Toronto -- 19th century -- Biography.   Women, Black -- Ontario -- Toronto -- Social conditions -- 19th century.   Toronto (Ont.) -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.   Toronto (Ont.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. ISBN:  9780774890618 (pbk) Description:  336 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary:  "In the autumnal darkness of October 6, 1894, an unseen figure slipped through the streets of Parkdale, rang the doorbell at the home of a well-to-do Toronto family, and shot Frank Westwood in his doorway, murdering him in cold blood. Six weeks later, the spotlight shone on the enigmatic Clara Ford, a Black tailor and single mother known for her impeccable work ethic and resolute personality -- and for wearing men's attire. A former neighbor of the Westwoods, Clara was arrested and confessed to the murder. But as the details of her arrest and her complex connection to the Westwood family emerged, she recanted, testifying that she was coerced by police into a false confession. Clara was the first woman -- and only the second person -- to testify on her own behalf in a Canadian trial. Set in three acts, this story illuminates not only the riveting case itself but also the societal attitudes, gender and race hypocrisy, and the politics of media power in the growing city of Toronto. Carolyn Whitzman tells the compelling story of a courageous Black woman living in nineteenth-century Toronto and paints a portrait of a city and a society that have not changed enough in 125 years."--Publisher. Genre:  True crime. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Black Nonfiction 364.1523092 W628c Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Black Nonfiction 364.1523092 W628c Core Collection - Adult Checked out Aug 07, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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