Africville declared a national historic site
Broadcast Date: July 5, 2002
On July 5, 2002, Heritage Minister Sheila Copps declares the former neighbourhood known as Africville a national historic site. The official recognition comes 35 years after Halifax officials razed the community in the name of "urban renewal," uprooting its 400 black residents. The forced relocation meant an entire generation suffered because of the city's actions, reports CBC's Thomas Ledwell."This is a happy event for some but yet this is a sad event for me ... to think I lost my birthplace for a park," says Dr. Ruth Johnson, who was in her 50s when her home was levelled.
Africville declared a national historic site
• In 2005, a bill called the Africville Act was introduced in the Nova Scotia legislature. The bill called for a formal apology from the Nova Scotia government, a series of public hearings on the destruction of Africville, and a fund to preserve Africville lands and social development for former residents and their descendants. The city of Halifax has offered land and money to build a replica of the Seaview Church, which was the heart of Africville.Africville declared a national historic site
Medium: Radio
Program: The World At Six
Broadcast Date: July 5, 2002
Guest(s): Eddie Carvery, Ruth Johnson
Host: Barbara Smith
Reporter: Thomas Ledwell
Duration: 2:03
Last updated:
Feb. 27, 2009
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When dump trucks roared in to ship Africville residents out, it seemed like a good idea to city planners. By the 1960s, years of neglect and racism had made Halifax's oldest and largest black neighbourhood one...
Africville declared a national historic site.
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