Your City: Africville Museum
Africville/Seaview Park - Halifax Nova Scotia August 2011
Dog walkers frolic in this time lapse of the park created at sunset with an full-spectrum (infra-red) camera. Photography by Catherine Brown.
Halifax- Africville Documentary
Documentary on the Africville community located formally in the North End of Halifax. Produced for an African Canadian Studies course.
The City of Halifax: Africville
In my International Development course at the University of Dalhousie we had to do a public engagement project. We had to speak on something that we have learned about in the course. I chose Africville because it is a problem that is not often enough addressed to the people of Halifax.
AFRICVILLE Nova Scotia -Clip 1
Africville Stamp Unveiling
Unveiling the Africville Stamp on Feb. 27th, 2014.
AFRICVILLE annual picnic 2010: Buzzy Brown and Eddie Carvery speak out!
Africville residents Buzzy Brown and Eddie Carvery respond to the formal governmental apology (Jan 2010) for the city's destruction of the historical black community of Halifax Nova Scotia in the late 1960's and promise to build a museum. For more information about Africville visit
Driving around the Halifax Peninsula (Real Time)
Follow this link to watch a timelapse version of this drive:
This is a drive around the Halifax Peninsula. I tried to stay as close to the water as possible, but didn't take a right off Upper Water Street through the navy base parking lot or off Barrington through the Halifax shipyard on North Marginal Road. The drive features both suspension bridges spanning the Halifax Harbour: the Angus L. Macdonald Bridge and then the A. Murray MacKay Bridge. Africville Road is taken off Barrington and features a nice view of the Bedford Basin, passing Africville Park and Museum, and then the Fairview Cove Container Terminal. Bayne Street leads onto the Bedford Highway (Trunk Highway 2, north) and then Joseph Howe Drive is taken to the Armdale Rotary. The drive then goes up Quinpool Road (Trunk Highway 3, east) until Connaught Avenue and Jubilee. A right is taken onto Oxford Street and passes the University of King's College and Dalhousie University's ocean sciences campus and Shirreff Hall residence. The drive continues onto Beaufort Avenue until Inglis Street and into Halifax's South End, passing Saint Mary's University. A right is then taken at Tower Road and over the railway bridge which leads into the VIA Rail station and Halterm/Halifax Port Authority. Another right is taken onto Pinehill Drive to Francklyn Street, which passes the Atlantic School of Theology before making a left onto Point Pleasant Drive right into Point Pleasant Park. The last stretch of the video features Marginal Road passing Halterm and through the Halifax Port Authority, then finally ends on Lower Water Street where the video begins.
Note the bad condition of the roads after this exceptionally bad winter. Potholes are surprisingly normal for the time of year, but the there is a total lack of paint in some places. Also note the remains of the yellow centre line on Lower Water Street from before it was converted into a one-way street.
Lower Water Street: 0:30-7:03
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic: 5:31-6:03
Halifax Ferry Terminal and the Supreme Court: 6:51-7:09
Upper Water Street: 7:48-9:37
Historic Properties: 7:50-8:00
Purdy's Wharf: 8:05-8:21
Casino Nova Scotia: 8:25-8:38
Canadian Forces Base Halifax: 8:41-12:00
Halifax Sewage Treatment Plant (Halifax Water workers on strike): 9:13-
Barrington Street: 9:41-14:42
Angus L. Macdonald Bridge: 10:28-11:21
Irving Shipbuilding: 12:15-13:04
Richmond Terminals: 13:04-14:56
Canadian National Intermodal Terminal: 13:37-14:08
A. Murray MacKay Bridge: 14:24-15:09
Africville Road: 14:42-17:00
Bedford Basin: 14:40-15:17
Africville Park and Museum: 15:23-15:53
Fairview Cove Container Terminal: 15:59-17:05
Bayne Street: 17:11-17:38
Bedford Highway: 17:38-21:04
Fairview Lawn Cemetary: 18:49-19:20
Joseph Howe Drive: 21:04-27:00
Highway 102: 24:27-24:41
View of the Northwest Arm: 25:26-26:31
The Chronicle Herald: 26:13-26:31
Armdale Rotary: 27:00
Quinpool Road: 29:40-32:04
Horseshoe Island Park: 30:00-30:23
Connaught Avenue: 32:04-33:12
Jubilee Road: 33:13-33:44
Oxford Street: 34:13-35:14
Dalhousie University (left): 34:40-35:14
Beaufort Avenue: 35:21-36:09
Inglis Street: 36:10-37:28
Saint Mary's University: 36:50-38:03
Tower Road: 37:33-38:19
Pinehill Drive: 38:19-38:49
Francklyn Street: 38:49-39:20
Atlantic School of Theology: 38:49-39:00
Point Pleasant Drive: 39:20-42:16
Point Pleasant Park: 39:20-41:57
Marginal Road: 42:16-
Halterm: 42:16-44:09
Halifax Port Authority: 43:18-44:09
Cunard Centre: 44:11-44:27
Pier 21: 44:11-44:35
Garrison Brewery: 44:35-44:51
NSCAD Port Campus: 44:51-44:57
Emera: 44:57-45:05
Nova Scotia Department of Labour: 45:05-45:10
Lower Water Street: 45:10
Titanic in Nova Scotia: Garry Shutlak of the Nova Scotia Archives
Garry Shutlak, Senior Reference Archivist at the Nova Scotia Archives, talks about the archives' unique Titanic holdings and how the public can access them.
gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/titanic
titanic.gov.ns.ca
HALIFAX - Famous People Who Call It Home
Nearly 400,000 people call our Port city of Metro Halifax home but I am sure even the locals may not know all the famous people who come from our beautiful city.
The Demolition of Africville - A Public Engagement Project
This is a public engagement project about the demolition of Africville for the course Halifax and the World Part 1 (sec 01) at Dalhousie University.
I omitted some information to keep the video short, but kept key points; therefore more details on Africville can be found in the links below.
Citations:
(times are marked just after the cited material)
0:46 CBC Digital Archives. (2016). Africville is an eyesore. Video: Close-Up: Figure Your Colour Against Mine. (1962). Television. From
0:58 Africville Heritage Trust. (2012). Africville Museum Website. Accessed October 30, 2016 from
1:00 Halifax Regional Municipality. (2014). Africville Memorial Project Significant Dates. Accessed on November 2, 2016 from
1:06 Tattrie, J. (2014, January 27). Africville. Canadian Encyclopedia. Copyright belongs to Historica Canada. Accessed October 31, 2016, from
1:18 Tattrie, J. (2014, January 27). Africville. Canadian Encyclopedia. Copyright belongs to Historica Canada. Accessed October 31, 2016, from
1:40 Janken, K. R. (2000-01). The Civil Rights Movement: 1919-1960s. Freedom’s Story, Teacher Serve. National Humanities Center. Accessed October 29, 2016 from
1:54 Civic Planning Commission. (1945). The Master Plan for the City of Halifax. Sourced from HRM Archives. Accessed November 2, 2016 from
2:17 Africville Heritage Trust. (2012). Africville Museum Website. Accessed October 30, 2016 from
2:26 Loo, T. (2010). Africville and the Dynamics of State Power in Postwar Canada. Acadiensis, XXXIX, no. 2 (Summer/Autumn 2010), pp. 23-47
2:47 Halifax Regional Municipality. (2014). Africville Memorial Project Significant Dates. Accessed on November 2, 2016 from
2:52 Halifax Regional Municipality. (2014). Africville Memorial Project Significant Dates. Accessed on November 2, 2016 from
3:03 Africville Heritage Trust. (2012). Africville Museum Website. Accessed October 30, 2016 from
3:05 Tattrie, J. (2014, January 27). Africville. Canadian Encyclopedia. Copyright belongs to Historica Canada. Accessed October 31, 2016, from
3:12 Halifax Regional Municipality. (2014). Africville Memorial Project Significant Dates. Accessed on November 2, 2016 from
3:18 Halifax Regional Municipality. (2014). Africville Memorial Project Significant Dates. Accessed on November 2, 2016 from
3:28 Africville Heritage Trust. (2012). Africville Museum Website. Accessed October 30, 2016 from
3:50 Tattrie, J. (2014, January 27). Africville. Canadian Encyclopedia. Copyright belongs to Historica Canada. Accessed October 31, 2016, from
4:10 Halifax Regional Municipality. (2014). Africville Memorial Project Significant Dates. Accessed on November 2, 2016 from
The Signal Halifax - Atlantic Schooners, Quinpool Dog Parade and Africville (18/11/28)
Welcome to The Signal. This week we were live from Tart and Soul Cafe in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Hosts Allison King and Mario Terzoli bring you these stories: Square Root's first produce pick-up (00:51); the announcement of the name for a potential new CFL team, the Atlantic Schooners (03:00); a Quinpool Road dog parade (04:51); how to make your own astrolabe (06:17); a banquet highlighting food insecurity, the final event of a week celebrating Viola Desmond (10:45) and the annual church and tree lighting ceremony at the Africville museum (12:25).
Apology to Africville avi
Halifax Mayor Kelly delivers an apology to Africville.
Wanda Thomas Bernard Tells the story of Africville
Dalhouise professor Wanda Thomas Bernard was one of the storytellers at today's opening plenary. She told the story of Africville, a black community on the south shore of Bedford Basin in Nova Scotia. The community was stolen from the black homeowners, the ancestors of whom now only have an apology to remember the community by.
I AM AFRICVILLE
A poem written about Africville for my INTD class
Canadian Museum for Human Rights - cross-Canada public consultation
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights was launched in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on April 17, 2004 on the 22nd anniversary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Lord Cultural Resources has been involved in this project from the early stages, developing the Concept and the three-volume Master Plan, managing the International Architectural Competition, providing the Functional Program and advising on the architectural design process as well as providing an Update to Business Plan and Space List. We are continuing to advise on implementation planning for the opening of this new national museum including public engagement, content development and recruitment services.
Most recently, in 2009-10, Lord Cultural Resources organized and facilitated an extensive cross-Canada public consultation and resource identification process setting up meetings and roundtable discussions with a plethora of interested organizations and individuals to help advise on and refine the museums, exhibitions, public programs and outreach activities.
Your City: Atlantic Cirque
WTV’s Katie Gordon and Dave Irish head to Atlantic Cirque for the January 29th edition of Your City.
What should be in a museum for human rights?
Ian Kamau explains what should be in the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.
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To me like Africville should be in the museum for human rights -- the story of Africville. People should know about north books.
People like Viola Desmond, who was an individual, I believe in the 50s, a black woman who tried to go see a movie, basically, and was kicked out of a segregated movie theatre. Made to move upstairs and refused to go upstairs and was arrested similar to Rosa Parks -- before Rosa Parks. And this is a black Canadian woman, a business woman, a woman who owned a business, but not a lot of people actually know that this person exists.
Dartmouth then and now - Project
Public Engagement Project for school
The first piece of art is 'Tuft's Cove' in the 1870s. The second piece of art is of Dartmouth today. Notice little greenery on the second piece.
Driving all of Joseph Howe Drive in Halifax
Shot on a #GooglePixel 2 XL on March 4, 2018, in #Halifax, #NovaScotia. #HFXTraffic