Africville

Site Name: Africville
Description: A Black Nova Scotian community cleared by the municipality in the 1960s in the name of urban renewal; the community was representative of Black settlements in the province and became an enduring symbol of the need for vigilance in defense of Black communities and institutions
Date: 1964 (relocation commenced)
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Region: Atlantic region
Geolocation : 44.67444, -63.61861
Designated: 1996




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