Movie Description

Remember Africville

(1991)

Overview

This short film depicts Africville, a small black settlement that lay within the city limits of Halifax, Nova Scotia. In the 1960s, the families there were uprooted and their homes demolished in the name of urban renewal and integration. More than 20 years later, the site of the community of Africville is a stark, under-utilized park. Former residents, their descendants and some of the decision-makers speak out and, with the help of archival photographs and films, tell the story of that painful relocation.

Cast

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Facts

Original TitleRemember Africville

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1991-01-01

Original Language

Runtime 00h 35m

Homepagehttps://www.nfb.ca/film/remember_africville/

Production CompaniesONF | NFB

Genres

  • Documentary