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Africville (Halifax, N.S.)
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Photograph of a fire in Africville

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.

Photograph of a well in Africville

Item is a photograph of a sign near some houses in Halifax's Africville neighborhood. The well has a sign that says "Please boil this water before drinking and cooking." The photograph was used in Donald Clairmont's "Africville Relocation Report" ("The Wells" pg. 3-24).

Photograph of the Seaview African Baptist Church

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).

Bob Brooks Illustrative Photography

Photograph of two people at a well in Africville

Item is a photograph of two people lifting the cover on a well in Halifax's Africville neighborhood. The well has a sign that says "Please boil this water before drinking and cooking." The photograph was used in Donald Clairmont's "Africville Relocation Report" ("The Wells" pg. 3-24).

Photograph of the Halifax Harbour and Africville

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).

Bob Brooks Illustrative Photography

Survey of Africville Homes completed by the city.

File contains facsimiles of city records related to surveys of Africville homes. File includes a key, relating property numbers to the purported owner of the property, and is arranged by those within the Industrial Mile, and those outside the "Expropriated Area".

Map of Africville

Item is a map of the Africville Area Land Ownership and Buildings, drawn by P.E.J. on July 26, 1962, for the Halifax City Planning Office, at a scale of 1" = 100'. Verso map also contains an inked list of property numbers, some crossed out and others checked off.

Aerial photograph of Africville

File contains two copies of an aerial photograph of Halifax's Africville neighborhood, looking toward the Halifax Harbour. The photograph was used in Donald Clairmont's "Africville Relocation Report" ("'In' But Not 'Of' The City" pg. 3-20).

Reports of the Sub-Committee on Africville

File contains correspondence and reports of the Africville Sub-Committee regarding the possible acquisition and finalized purchase of several properites as part of the Africville Relocation. Properties discussed include #40, 47, 48, 49, 50, 58, 63, 64, 73, 78, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 94, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 110, 111, 125, 126, 130, 131

Audio recordings by Marvin Burke on Negro Music in Nova Scotia

File contains two audio reels (0.7 cm tape), recorded by Marvin Burke, documenting black music in Nova Scotia. Tapes include recordings of The New Road Community Group (March 21, 1967), The Easter Sunday Sunrise Service at Seaview Baptist Church (March 26, 1967), and Seaview Baptist Church, Africville (May 21, 1967).

Africville meetings

File contains typescripts of City Hall minutes, regarding Africville Relocation topics. Each set of minutes is 1-2 typed pages. File also contains meeting of the Halifax Advisory Committee on Human Rights.

Questionnaire 1 responses from interviewee #113

File contains the questionnaire #1 responses of interviewee #113, a human subject 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. File also contains the transcript of an interview, and correspondence regarding the acquisition of dwelling #73.
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