File contains interview transcripts and research diary entries compiled by Dennis Magill and Don Clairmont during their research in compiling the Africville Relocation Study, written in the late-1960s on the forced migration of residents of Africville. File includes several transcripts of interviews conducted by Dennis Magill and Don Clairmont with Peter MacDonald, questions between Dennis Magill and Guy Henson about a meeting with Albert Rose, research diaries about meetings with D.A. Fry, Alexa McDonough and others, and a summary of an interview with F.R. MacKinnon.
File contains interview transcripts and outlines pertaining to the Africville Relocation Study, conducted by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill in the late 1960s on the forced migration of residents of Africville. File includes an outline for an interview with Dr Fogo, an interview between Dennis Magill and former Alderman Peter Richards (December 1, 1969), an interview between Magill and Alderman Sullivan (December 5, 1969), an interview between Magill and Alderman James Connolly (December 12, 1969), an interview between Magill and Mayor Allan O'Brien (November 13, 1969), an interview between Donald Maclean and Mr Fred Brodie (January 15, 1970), an interview between Magill and Maclean (November 13, 1969), an interview between Magill and Fran MacLean (November 13, 1969), an interview between Magill and George Davis (December 12, 1969), an interview between Magill and Lloyd Shaw (December 11, 1969), and summaries of interviews between Harry Wells and Jules Oliver, Buddy Day [sic -- Daye] (July 24 and 29, 1969).
File is an audio reel containing an interview with researcher Dwayne Provo about an exhibition on Africville at Mount Saint Vincent University in October 1988. Provo spoke with CKDU's Lisa Monk about the exhibition. The interview aired August 29, 1988 and was rebroadcast July 21, 1989 on The Evening Affair.
File is an audio reel containing an interview with Faith Nolan on her albums Africville and Sistership. Hosted by Carol Millett of CKDU's radio program Women's Time, the interview contains recordings of her songs "Emancipation Day" from Africville and "Oh Freedom" from Sistership. The interview was aired in November 1986 and was rebroadcast March 8, [1987] at 3 pm; March 18, [1987]at 6 pm; May 30, [1987] at 4 pm; and November 25, 1997 on The Evening Affair, CKDU's evening public affairs program.
File contains a draft manuscript written likely in the early-1970s (definitely after 1967) by William F. Dawson, about the area around Jacob Street in downtown Halifax, bulldozed to make way for the Scotia Square project (the Jacob Street area was deemed a waterfront slum). The manuscript discusses the parallels between the demolition of Jacob Street and that of Africville.
File contains information regarding meetings about Africville Relocation (with date, location, purpose of, comments related to, and further interviewing information), as well as facsimiles of corresponding news clippings related to
File contains ca. 50 newspaper clippings, predominantly from Halifax newspapers, pertaining to Black human rights issues at the same time as the Africville Relocation Project.
File contains notes, mostly handwritten, about a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville. The study was conducted by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill in the late 1960s. The notes include lists of the addresses, names, incomes, and other demographic information about families who were relocated from Africville; information from a past survey; facts about Africville; and other notes about Africville. Many of the notes are written on the back of discarded typed documents.
File contains a transcript of the second half of Don Clairmont's interview with Peter MacDonald. File also includes brief interview summaries and contact information from several participants in the Africville Relocation Study.
File contains undated handwritten documents (early-1970s) serving as tables regarding outstanding claims (dollar figures and calculations) as a result of the Africville Relocation Project: 1. Homeowners with additional claims, 2. Squatters, 3. Renters with claims, 4. Property claims, 4 (continued). Homeowners with land.
File contains photocopies of city council minutes and reports related to the Africville Relocation Program, including detailing Albert Rose's report. File also contains correspondence.
File contains five pages of what appear to be photocopied address labels and nineteen pages of photocopies of handwritten notes on addresses in Africville. Information includes owner, number of rooms, condition, type and number of chimneys.
File contains facsimiles of Africville students' register of attendance, general register, and summary statistics, containing data between 1890 and 1951.
File contains a photograph of several fire fighters on the scene of a fire in Halifax's Africville neighborhood. The photograph was used in Donald Clairmont's "Africville Relocation Report" ("Fire in Africville" pg. 3-23). The photograph is courtesy of The Mail-Star.
File contains a photograph of a garbage dump near Halifax's Africville neighborhood. The photograph was used in Donald Clairmont's "Africville Relocation Report" ("The Dump" pg. 3-27).
File contains a photograph taken at a meeting at the Seaview African Baptist Church in Halifax's Africville neighborhood. The photograph shows several people sitting in the church pews while an unidentified person speaks to them.
Item is a photograph taken during a meeting Alan Borovoy, Human Rights Lawyer. The meeting is taking place in a bedroom in a house in Africville. The photograph was used in Donald Clairmont's "Africville Relocation Report" ("Crucial Meeting" pg. 6-13).
File contains a photograph taken at a reunion of Africville residents at Seaview Park. The photograph shows a large crowd of people sitting in rows of folding chairs in the park.
File contains a photograph of an empty construction lot in Halifax, possibly on the former site of Africville. The photograph was used in Donald Clairmont's "Africville Relocation Report" ("New Land Usage" pg. 5-2a).
File contains a photograph of four children standing next to the train tracks as a train passes through Halifax's Africville neighborhood. The photograph was used in Donald Clairmont's "Africville Relocation Report" ("Africville Children and Trains" pg. 5-6b).
File contains a photograph of four people visiting the site of Africville after demolition. The photograph shows the people standing next to a bulldozer or other piece of construction equipment. There is a van from the Cornwallis Street Baptist Church behind them.
File contains a photograph of a group of houses and sheds in Halifax's Africville neighborhood. The photograph was used in Donald Clairmont's "Africville Relocation Report" ("Almost Like a Rural Community" pg. 3-21).
File contains two copies of a photograph of a group of men playing baseball near the railroad tracks in Halifax's Africville neighborhood. The photograph was used in Donald Clairmont's "Africville Relocation Report" ("'Impromptu Recreation' pg. 3-22).
File contains two copies of a photograph of the former location of Halifax's Africville neighborhood. The photograph shows the foundation of a demolished house, with the partially completed MacKay Bridge in the background. The photograph was used in Donald Clairmont's "Africville Relocation Report" ("Africville After the Relocation" pg. 8-2).
File contains two copies of a photograph of Halifax Harbour as seen from Halifax's Africville neighborhood. The photograph also shows an electrical tower and rail lines. The photograph was used in Donald Clairmont's "Africville Relocation Report" ("The View from Africville" pg. 3-28).
File contains a photograph of the Seaview African Baptist Church in Halifax's Africville neighborhood. The photograph shows a group of children running across the rain tracks behind the church. The photograph was used in Donald Clairmont's "Africville Relocation Report" ("The Seaview African Baptist Church" pg. 4-22).
File contains photographs of children playing outside near homes in Halifax's Africville neighborhood. The photographs were used in Donald Clairmont's "Africville Relocation Report" ("Africville Homes" pg. 3-26).
File contains photographs of the train tracks running Halifax's Africville neighborhood. The photographs were used in Donald Clairmont's "Africville Relocation Report" ("Trains and Africville" pg. 5-6a).
File contains photographs of wells in Halifax's Africville neighborhood. The photographs were used in Donald Clairmont's "Africville Relocation Report" ("The Wells" pg. 3-24).
File contains compiled demographic data about African Nova Scotians living in Africville and elsewhere in Haifax. The data is presented in the form of handwritten tables and maps. The data is from a study was conducted by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill in the late 1960s.
File contains a position paper from the Africville Action Committee; a summary of progress and plan for completion from the Africville relocation study; a research diary from Dennis W. Magill; a memorandum from the Dalhousie Institute of Public Affairs; a page of handwritten notes; and a list of political and administrative questions.
File contains correspondence and reports of the Housing Policy Review Committee, as well as reports to members of the Sub-Committee of Council on Africville and the Representatives of the Human Rights Advisory Committee about the progress of the Africville Relocation Program.
File contains a blank "Questionnaire 1: For Relocation Official" form, used during the Africville Relocation Study, used to interview human subjects who participated in a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville. The study was conducted by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill in the late 1960s. The questionnaire was used to make up the coding manual.
File contains a handwritten key for coding the data gathered through the questionnaires filled out by human subjects of the Africville Relocation Study, documenting the forced migration of residents of Africville. The study was conducted by Don Clairmont and Dennis Magill in the late 1960s.
File contains the questionnaire #1 results of a survey of interviewee #10, a human subject who participated in a study on the forced migration of residents of Africville. File also contains the transcript of a short interview, and correspondence.
