Africville community in Halifax
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African Nova Scotian community
Baptist church
community museum
community organization
former neighbourhood
historic Black Canadian community
official apology
The Africville community in Halifax was a historic Black Canadian settlement whose residents faced systemic discrimination and whose controversial destruction in the 1960s later became a powerful symbol of Black civil rights and urban injustice in Canada.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Africville community in Halifax canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African Nova Scotian community
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Baptist church ⓘ community museum ⓘ community organization ⓘ former neighbourhood ⓘ historic Black Canadian community ⓘ official apology ⓘ |
| apologyFor | destruction of Africville and treatment of residents GENERATED ⓘ |
| apologyTo | former residents of Africville and their descendants GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Africville Genealogy Society GENERATED ⓘ |
| causeOfDemolition |
municipal expropriation
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urban renewal program GENERATED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| date | 2010 GENERATED ⓘ |
| demolishedIn | 1960s GENERATED ⓘ |
| demolitionCompletedIn | 1970 GENERATED ⓘ |
| ethnicCommunityOf |
African Nova Scotians
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Black Canadians GENERATED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Black settlers
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formerly enslaved people and their descendants GENERATED ⓘ |
| foundedFor | preservation of Africville history and advocacy GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | National Historic Site of Canada GENERATED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationBy | Government of Canada GENERATED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationReason | importance to African Canadian history GENERATED ⓘ |
| historicalTheme |
housing discrimination
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racial segregation in Canada GENERATED ⓘ urban planning and race GENERATED ⓘ |
| inception | early 19th century GENERATED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
example of environmental racism in Canada
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struggle for recognition and reparations GENERATED ⓘ symbol of Black civil rights in Canada GENERATED ⓘ symbol of urban injustice in Canada GENERATED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Seaview Park, Halifax GENERATED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | southern shore of Bedford Basin GENERATED ⓘ |
| madeBy | Halifax Regional Municipality GENERATED ⓘ |
| memorializedBy | Africville Museum GENERATED ⓘ |
| municipalServices |
denied or inadequate water and sewage services
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lack of paved roads ⓘ lack of street lighting ⓘ |
| partOf | Halifax Peninsula GENERATED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | predominantly Black residents GENERATED ⓘ |
| religiousInstitution | Seaview African United Baptist Church GENERATED ⓘ |
| role | spiritual and social centre of Africville community GENERATED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
demolition of homes
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forced relocation of residents GENERATED ⓘ systemic discrimination by municipal authorities GENERATED ⓘ urban renewal expropriation GENERATED ⓘ |
| siteCurrentlyUsedAs | Seaview Park GENERATED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Africville Apology GENERATED ⓘ |
| topicOf | numerous books, documentaries, and academic studies GENERATED ⓘ |
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