Nova Scotia Archives
Gone but Never Forgotten
Bob Brooks' Photographic Portrait of Africville in the 1960s
Deacon Ralph Jones speaking during a public meeting at Seaview African United Baptist Church, Africville
The meeting was held in response to the July 1962 report of the City of Halifax development department 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 11 image 13