Women In Colour
Published on Mar 9, 2015
A Video Essay on the True Story of Africville.
CBC News: The National
Published on Feb 29, 2016
As Black History Month wraps up, we look back at the Nova Scotia community of Africville.
Stolen From Africa
Published on May 14, 2014
The story of « Stolen From Africville » outlines the rise and fall of the historic Black community of Africville Nova Scotia. Africville was a peaceful and thriving community whose roots can be traced back to the mid 1700s and the historic Underground Railroad. However, under the guise of « development », the Nova Scotia government bulldozed the land in 1969… In 2004 the United Nations conducted an assessment of this tragic injustice and recommended reparations for the Africville community.
Website:
http://www.stolenfromafrica.org
Jack Elliott
Published on Dec 5, 2017
This video was made with the purpose of educating and informing the public on a little known historical location in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Africville was once home to a large unique and vibrant African-Nova Scotian community, today it is a public park and space for commemoration.
The Agenda with Steve Paikin
Published on Feb 18, 2012
That’s not me: Black playwrights, authors and academics come together on The Agenda to discuss how they feel film, television and literature portrays their culture. To what extent do black Canadians identify with the U.S. African American narrative?
AllianceON
Published on Jun 10, 2010
Dalhouise professor Wanda Thomas Bernard was one of the storytellers at today’s opening plenary. She told the story of Africville, a black community on the south shore of Bedford Basin in Nova Scotia. The community was stolen from the black homeowners, the ancestors of whom now only have an apology to remember the community by.
The History of Africville
Naomi Sager
Published on Nov 15, 2013
Your Morning
Published on Jun 8, 2017
Former residents reflect on the loss of Africville, a community in the north-end of Nova Scotia that the City of Halifax cleared and bulldozed in the late 1960s.
Black Halifax
Published on Mar 6, 2015
Africville. Artist: written by David Woods 2014/2015 (3 minutes) performed by Antoine Abawajy
Africville is an important symbol of African Nova Scotia identity and the struggle against racism. Africville was located on the southern shore of the Bedford Basin in Halifax. It was populated almost entirely by Black Nova Scotians. This community was bulldozed by the Halifax municipality, and its residents were evicted between 1968-1972.
The Story of Africville
Charlotte McGinnn
Published on Nov 27, 2016
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