1 gen 1960 anni - Destruction of Africville

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Throughout the 1960’s, City of Halifax officials destroyed Africville, specifically the Seaview church, which was an important part of the community. This community was located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and in July of 1964 the city bought the first property in Africville and started the destruction. The Seaview church was destroyed on November 20, 1967. Africville had a lot of waste everywhere because the city didn’t provide any services to it, such as running water or waste removal, and treated it like an industrial zone. In the 1960’s, the city promised “urban renewal”, and that they would provide new housing for Africville residents to relocate them. Then the city started bulldozing houses to turn Africville into industrial land. Many residents of Africville that were relocated were not given enough compensation to find new housing long-term, and had to turn to welfare. This had a negative impact on human rights for Black people in Canada, as this damaged the Africville community and created stigma around them.

Works Cited
“Africville.” Www.halifax.ca, www.halifax.ca/about-halifax/diversity-inclusion/african-nova-scotian-affairs/africville#:~:text=The%20Relocation. Accessed 17 May 2023.
“Africville Sources | Source Guide | Halifax.” Halifax.ca, 2023, cdn.halifax.ca/sites/default/files/pages/in-content/2017-04/AboutTheCity_MunicipalArchives_SearchToolsAfricvilleResources_IMAGE1.jpg.
McRae, Matthew. “The Story of Africville | CMHR.” Humanrights.ca, 23 Feb. 2017, humanrights.ca/story/story-africville#:~:text=Infamously%2C%20officials%20bulldozed%20Seaview%20United. Accessed 17 May 2023.
Tattrie, Jon. “Africville | History & Facts.” Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Oct. 2016, www.britannica.com/place/Africville.

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