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This article explains why Shauntay Grant created a children’s book to revisit the legacy of Africville. It highlights how the story offers a gentle, age‑appropriate entry point into a painful chapter of Canadian history, the story conveys a sense of…

This article highlights Aaron “Pa” Carvery’s role during Africville’s final days, portraying him as both a symbol of resistance and a keeper of community pride. The description of the relocation as a “slow death” shows how deeply painful and…

This passage from Africville: The Life and Death of a Canadian Black Community, highlights how central the Seaview African United Baptist Church was to daily life in Africville. The church was not just a religious space, it was also a social,…

A selection of a book about the life of Rosie Douglas, looking specifically at his involvement in the Sir George Williams Affair. Rosie rose to the position of one of the head protestors through his knowledge and ability to control both the…

Students protest against racism outside the Henry F. Hall Building at SGWU.

Photograph of children in Africville

A photo of the street outside the Henry F. Hall building on the Sir George Williams campus, on February 11th, 1969. The computer lab on the ninth floor was both where the protestors stayed during their sit-in and where they made their last stand in…