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A Documentary Study of The Establishment of Negroes in Nova Scotia between The War of 1812 and the Winning of Responsible Government / Prepared by C.B. Fergusson, Assistant Archivist, Under the Direction of D.C. Harvey, Archivist. Halifax : Public Archives of Nova Scotia, 1948. 140 pages : plans (partially folded), 25 cm.
view this publicationNova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - F90 N85 AR2P no. 8
Series: Public Archives of Nova Scotia Publication No. 8.
Fergusson, Charles Bruce, 1911-1978
Harvey, D.C. (Daniel Cobb), 1886-1966
Blacks — Nova Scotia — History
Slavery in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia — Colonization
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The Times of African Nova Scotians : a Celebration of Our History, Culture and Traditions ; An Interactive Study Book / publisher and editor Tony Colaiacovo. Halifax : Effective Publishing, 2008. 34 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 31 cm + 2 posters.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2350 B6 T558 2008 - Open Shelf
Includes bibliographical references (pages 32-34) and 2 posters.
Clarke, George Elliott, 1960-
Conlin, Dan
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Council on African Canadian Education
Nova Scotia. Dept. of Education. African Canadian Services Division
Black people — Nova Scotia — History
Black people — Nova Scotia — Biography
Blacks — Nova Scotia — History
Blacks — Nova Scotia — Biography
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Africville : an African Nova Scotian community is demolished - and fights back / by Gloria Wesley. Toronto, ON : J. Lorimer & Co., 2019. 94 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.9 B6 W48 2019 - Open Shelf
The community of Africville began in the early 1800s with the settlement of former American slaves and other black people on the Beford Basin, just north of Halifax. Over time the community grew to include a church, a school, and small businesses. At its peak, about 400 people lived in the tight-knit community of Africville. But the neighbourhood was not without its problems. Racist attitudes prevented people from getting well-paying jobs outside the community and the City of Halifax denied the residents of Africville basic services such as running water, sewage disposal, and garbage collection. Despite being labeled a "slum," the community was lively and vibrant, with a strong sense of culture and tradition. In the 1960s, in the name of urban renewal, the City of Halifax decided to demolish the community, relocate its residents and use the land for industrial development. Residents of Africville strongly opposed this move, but their homes were bulldozed and they were forced into public housing projects in other parts of the city, and promised, but did not receive social assistance to help them resettle. After years of pressure from former members of the community and their descendants, the City of Halifax finally apologized for the destruction of Africville and offered to pay compensation. Through historical photographs, documents, and first-person narratives from former Africville residents, this book offers an account of the racism behind the injustices suffered by the community. It documents how the City destroyed Africville and finally apologized for it. Part of the "Righting Canada's Wrongs" Series.
Africville (Halifax, N.S.) — History — 20th century
Africville (Halifax, N.S.) — Social conditions — 20th century
Black Canadians — Nova Scotia — Halifax — Social conditions — 20th century
Relocation (Housing) — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 20th century
Race discrimination — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 20th century
Halifax (N.S.) — Ethnic relations — History — 20th century
Halifax (N.S.) — History — 20th century
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African Methodist Episcopal Church of Nova Scotia
Missionary enterprise among the coloured people of the Maritime Provinces of Canada Halifax : 1899. 15 frames : port.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - Microfiche CIHM 05672 - Open Shelf Internet Archive
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African Nova Scotians : resources from Halifax Public Libraries Halifax : Halifax Public Libraries, 2004. 24 pages : illustrations; 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.538 #5 - Vertical File
Black Canadians — Nova Scotia — Bibliography
Canadian literature (English) — Black-Canadian authors Bibliography
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South African association of Nova Scotia
Constitution… Halifax : McAlpine publishing co., 1904. 12 pages.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.183 #21 - Vertical File
Original copy
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South African association of Nova Scotia
Constitution… Halifax : McAlpine publishing co., 1904. 12 pages.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.183 #21a - Vertical File
Photocopy
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Future of the Canadian negro, a paper read before the African Baptist association, Halifax, Nova Scotia Monday evening, Sept. 5, 1904… 20 pages.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.149 #11 - Vertical File
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Establishment of a free black community in Nova Scotia, 1783-1840. From The African Diaspora: interpretive essays. Harvard University Press, 1976. pages 205-236.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.69 #22 - Vertical File
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African Baptist Association of Nova Scotia
Minutes of the ... session of the African Baptist Association of Nova Scotia / African Baptist Association of Nova Scotia. Halifax, N.S. : The Association, 1853-18--.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - AK B12 M68P - Akins
Imprint varies.
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Passages & prosperity newsletter / Nova Scotia Office of African Scotian Affairs. Halifax : Office of African Nova Scotian Affairs, 2004-. v.; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2350 B6 P285 - Open Shelf
No newsletters published in 2005.
Blacks — Nova Scotia — Periodicals.
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The Black Loyalists : the search for a promised land in Nova Scotia and Sierra Leone, 1783-1870 / James W. St. G. Walker. New York : Africana Pub. Co., 1976. xvi, 438 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - F5221 L69 N3 W181 - Open Shelf
Includes index.
Blacks — Sierra Leone — History
Blacks — Nova Scotia — History
Sierra Leone — History — To 1896
Nova Scotia — History — 1763-1867.
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