Remember Africville
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CACanada
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USUnited States, CACanada
Language
English
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ONF | NFB
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Remember Africville

Released Documentary
01 Jan, 1991 35min
 

Remember Africville

Released Documentary
01 Jan, 1991 35min
 

Directed by Shelagh Mackenzie

This short film depicts Africville, a small black settlement that lay within the city limits of Halifax, Nova Scotia. In the 1960s, the families there were uprooted and their homes demolished in the name of urban renewal and integration. More than 20 years later, the site of the community of Africville is a stark, under-utilized park. Former residents, their descendants and some of the decision-makers speak out and, with the... see more

Directed by Shelagh Mackenzie

This short film depicts Africville, a small black settlement that lay within the city limits of Halifax, Nova Scotia. In the 1960s, the families there were uprooted and their homes demolished in the name of urban renewal and integration. More than 20 years later, the site of the community of Africville is a stark, under-utilized park. Former residents, their descendants and some of the decision-makers speak out and, with the... see more
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