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- Race discrimination--Nova Scotia--Halifax--History--20th century
- Halifax (N.S.)--History--20th century
- Relocation (Housing)--Nova Scotia--Halifax--History--20th century
- Halifax (N.S.)--Ethnic relations--History--20th century
- Black Canadians--Nova Scotia--Halifax--Relocation--History--20th century
- Africville (Halifax Regional Municipality, N.S.)--Social conditions--20th century
- Black Canadians--Nova Scotia--Halifax--Social conditions--20th century
- Africville (Halifax Regional Municipality, N.S.)--History--20th century
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| Title Statement | Africville: an African Nova Scotian community is demolished--and fights back / Gloria Ann Wesley. |
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| Series | Righting Canada's wrongs |
| Author | Wesley, Gloria Ann |
| Publication | Toronto: James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers,2021. |
| Edition | Second edition. |
| Extent of Item | 94 pages |
| ISBN | 9781459416512 1459416511 |
| Other Number | 4188007 |
| Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references, filmography, Internet addresses and index. |
| Summary | A look at the community of Africville in Halifax, which was founded in the 1800s by African Nova Scotians and grew to become a tight-knit community of about 400 people, until the City of Halifax decided to demolish the community in the 1960s. Also discussed is the city's eventual apology and offer of some compensation after years of pressure, as well as how the spirit of the community lives on. Includes links to video clips. |
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| By Topic | Race discrimination--History--20th century--Nova Scotia--Halifax |
| Relocation (Housing)--History--20th century--Nova Scotia--Halifax | |
| Black Canadians--Relocation--History--20th century--Nova Scotia--Halifax | |
| Black Canadians--Social conditions--20th century--Nova Scotia--Halifax | |
| By Location | Halifax (N.S.)--History--20th century |
| Halifax (N.S.)--Ethnic relations--History--20th century | |
| Africville (Halifax Regional Municipality, N.S.)--Social conditions--20th century | |
| Africville (Halifax Regional Municipality, N.S.)--History--20th century | |
