Africville was a small community of predominantly African Nova Scotians located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It developed on the southern shore of Bedford Basin and existed from the …

Africville was a Black Canadian village located just north of Halifax, Nova Scotia and founded around the mid-19th century. The City of Halifax demolished the once-prosperous seaside …

Africville was a primarily Black community located on the south shore of the Bedford Basin, on the outskirts of Halifax. The first records of a Black presence in Africville date back to 1848, and it …

Apr 7, 2025 · Africville, African-Canadian village formerly located just north of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Founded in the mid-18th century, Africville became a prosperous seaside …

Each summer, former inhabitants of Africville gather on the grounds of Africville to commemorate the site’s history and the anguish of segregation and discrimination in Nova Scotia and …

Feb 12, 2021 · Africville was a small Black village on the southern shore of the Bedford Basin that only existed from the 1800s until 1970. The community itself was quite self-sufficient. It had its …

Africville, with its community-built and operated school (circa 1883), a church (circa 1849, and later rebuilt in 1916)—the community’s spiritual and social centre— and a post office, thrived in …

Apr 7, 2025 · Africville - African-Canadian, Community, History: Africville was a culturally significant place. The Africville Brown Bombers were a popular team in the Colored Hockey …

Africville National Historic Site of Canada is a site of remembrance for Halifax’s African Canadian community. Once the location of a historic Black community, the houses were demolished in …

Once upon a time, in a small area near the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, there was a special community called Africville. It was founded in the early 1800s by Black families who wanted to …