#africville

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'He was a man on a mission': Eddie Carvery remembered for keeping memory of Africville alive | CBC News

Eddie Carvery, the activist who lived in a trailer on the site of the former town of Africville for over 50 years, has died. Carvery used hi

Eddie Carvery, the activist who crusaded for reparations for the former residents of Africville, N.S., has died of cancer.

Carvery was born in 1946 in Africville, a Black community that stood on the shores of the Bedford Basin.

The town was bulldozed in the 1960s after decades of mistreatment and neglect from the City of Halifax to make way for industrial developments, including the MacKay Bridge.

Carvery, 79, lived in a trailer on the grounds of Africville Park for more than 50 years in protest of the destruction of the community.

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Carvery began his protest in 1970, taking up residence on the site of the former town in what was then Seaview Park.

He called for individual financial compensation for the former residents and the restoration of the land to them.

"He was on a mission. Nothing could deter him from the path that he was on," said Eddy Carvery III, his grandson. "There was lots of suffering, but he somehow found a way to keep pushing forward, and that was through the love of his community."

Carvery III said that he intends to carry on his grandfather's fight for reparations.

"Most people get to inherit some kind of wealth, a home. I inherited a duty, but I couldn't be more proud of it," he said.

[scotianqueen91]

Blessed a with a little taste of Africa beautiful pictures the bridge the railroad a part of History that should never be forgotten.

Never forget where you come from

[lesorciercanadien]

Some additional cultural experience resources

Dream music room right there.. one day.

I attended the Roots and Branches concert held in Halifax, NS within the Storytellers of Canada conference. I was really blessed to have met the Acadian presenters, felt like talking to my own family. There were also African Nova Scotians, Mi’kmaq, and Scots Gaelic performers!

For getting involved, here’s the website for Storytellers of Canada, where you can meet conteurs from various cultures across the country, attend workshops, conferences, and network!

Storytellers of Canada is devoted to connecting people, reflecting culture, and inspiring discovery through the art of Storytelling.

I also signed up for fiddle lessons through The Tune Room, to get my feet wet. It looks like a very affordable option, and flexible with my work schedule!

Tim Chaisson's Tune Room – Music Lessons + Community

[acetechne]

Second spread of east coast vacation art, these two paintings are on the historic site of Africville in Halifax's north end. The church was rebuilt to commemorate the destruction of the neighbourhood and is an amazing museum, but you can feel the systematic, infrastructural racism just trying to get there if you're not driving yourself.

(you can also see a glimpse of the Dartmouth harbour on the left side there, but I didn't take an on-location photo of that piece!)

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Africville: The Black community bulldozed by the city of Halifax

Africville was an African-Canadian village located just north of Halifax and founded in the mid-18th century. In the 1960s, it was demolished by the city in what many said was an act of racism. For many people, Africville represents the oppression faced by Black Canadians, and the efforts to right historic wrongs.

Tagging: @abpoli @politicsofcanada @nspoli

[tzifron]

Legacy of Africville examined in premiere episode of new CPAC series re:Location | The Chronicle Herald

The history of Halifax’s uprooted Africville community will be shown to a nationwide audience in the first episode of a new series on Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC) on Sunday night at 10 p.m. AST. Re:Location is a co-production of

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A history of anti-Black racism in Canada: Africville (posted by Brandon Ash-Mohammed on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook)

Don’t for one second pretend this is just an American issue. Canada has its own history of systemic racism and white supremacy that continues to this day.

While it is important to emphasize what is going on in America right now, my fellow Canadians, do not ignore what is also going on in our own country.

[thatfeministkilljoy]

Via the Black Loyalist Heritage Centre

Did you know? Africville was located on the shores of the Bedford Basin, at the north end of Halifax. For over 150 years it was home to a large and vibrant Black community.

Despite residents of Africville paying taxes like others in the city, the community and its residents were continually treated with disregard. This included being denied basic services like running water, sewage, paved roads, or police or fire services.

To add insult, the city located less pleasant facilities like a prison, an infectious disease hospital, slaughterhouse and a garbage dump in or around the Africville community. Despite the resident's love and pride for their modest community, the lack of city investment led to it being viewed as a slum.

Between 1964 and 1970 the city of Halifax removed residents from the community and placed them in public housing projects. Their homes were torn down, and residents' belongings moved out in garbage trucks. In the middle of the night the church, the heart of the community, was bulldozed.

The community of Africville remained resilient and fought many years for recompense from the city of Halifax. In 2010, a settlement was made which included a public apology, 2.5 acres of land and money to rebuild the Seaview Church which opened in 2011. The replica of the church houses the Africville Museum.

It did happen here. It does happen here.

#BlackLivesMatter

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