Participants at a public meeting at Seaview African United
Baptist Church, Africville
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Title
Participants at a public meeting at Seaview African United
Baptist Church, Africville
Baptist Church, Africville
Description
This is a photo taken of residents attending a meeting at Seaview United Baptist Church in 1962 to discuss and oppose a report by the City of Halifax’s development department that would lead to the demolition of the settlement and the forced relocation of its residents. This photo displays a connected and determined community who organised together from the beginning and fought for their home. The group, comprised of both men and women, young and old, shows the impact of Halifax’s community as a whole, while also highlighting how involved the entire community was in the social and political life of africville.
Creator
Photographer: Bob Brooks
Source
Gone but Never Forgotten; Bob Brooks' Photographic Portrait of Africville in the 1960s
Publisher
Nova Scotia Archives
Date
23 August 1962
Rights
Nova Scotia Archives
Files
Citation
Photographer: Bob Brooks, “Participants at a public meeting at Seaview African United
Baptist Church, Africville,” Black Canadian History Exhibit, accessed December 5, 2025, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/mathieu-black-canadian-history-exhibit/items/show/154.
Baptist Church, Africville,” Black Canadian History Exhibit, accessed December 5, 2025, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/mathieu-black-canadian-history-exhibit/items/show/154.