Africville apology is a start, not an end | Race-Talk
Africville apology is a start, not an end
Featured — By Mike Barber on March 1, 2010 at 5:36 am
Last week’s apology by city of Halifax Mayor Peter Kelly, for the evictions and razing of the African-Canadian community of Africville in Nova Scotia during the 1960s, marks a small but significant moment in the history of slavery and racism in Canada. The official apology issued February 24, 2010, made on behalf of Halifax Regional Council and Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), was accompanied by terms of the 2005 agreement reached between the municipality and the Africville Genealogy Society, which, along with a formal acknowledgment of loss, included:
* $3 million (CAN) contributed towards the reconstruction of the Seaview United Baptist Church which will serve as a memorial to Africville;
* 2.5 acres of land at Seaview Park to be provided to the Africville Heritage Trust Board;
* a park maintenance agreement to be established between Africville Heritage Trust and HRM for the lands known as Seaview Park;
* and, the establishment of an African-Nova Scotian Affairs function within HRM
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