Africville Petition for a Public Well
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Title
Africville Petition for a Public Well
Description
This petition, signed by residents of Africvill,e aimed to have the city of Halifax install a community well. The petition shows a strong sense of community which existed in Africville, where they collectively pushed the city to provide them with clean water a basic human right.
Creator
Residents of Africville
Source
Petition to Council for a Community Well, Africville, 1909. Halifax Municipal Archives, HMA 102-1B-1909-09.
https://www.halifax.ca/about-halifax/municipal-archives/source-guides/africville-sources
https://www.halifax.ca/about-halifax/municipal-archives/source-guides/africville-sources
Publisher
Halifax Municipal Archives
Date
September 1909
Rights
Halifax Municipal Archives.
Files
Citation
Residents of Africville, “Africville Petition for a Public Well,” Black Canadian History Exhibit, accessed January 21, 2026, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/mathieu-black-canadian-history-exhibit/items/show/666.