Lane named after Toronto’s 1st black postman

By News Staff

Posted July 7, 2013 1:15 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Albert Jackson became Toronto’s first black postman in 1882, and on Saturday, the unveiling of a lane named after him took place in his old neighbourhood of Harbord Village.

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