Nova Scotia Archives
Gone but Never Forgotten
Bob Brooks' Photographic Portrait of Africville in the 1960s
Toronto human rights activist Alan Borovoy speaking to a public meeting at Seaview African United Baptist Church
The meeting was held in response to the July 1962 report of the development department of the City of Halifax recommending the elimination of Africville. During the meeting, Africville residents stated their opposition to the City's plans for relocating them.
Date: 23 August 1962
Format: Black and white negative, contact print; copy print available.
Photographer: Bob Brooks
Reference: Bob Brooks Nova Scotia Archives 1989-468 vol. 16 / negative sheet 20 image 3