Africville

Africville, African-Canadian village formerly located just north of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Founded in the mid-18th century, Africville became a prosperous seaside community, but the City of Halifax demolished it in the 1960s in what many said was an act of racism after decades of neglect and the placement of undesirable services there. The mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality apologized in 2010 for Africville’s destruction. For many people, Africville represents the oppression faced by Black Canadians and the efforts to right historic wrongs.