Africville - UNESCO Place of History and Memory | Seaview Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada скачать в хорошем качестве

Africville - UNESCO Place of History and Memory | Seaview Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Africville - UNESCO Place of History and Memory | Seaview Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Africville was a small community of predominantly African Nova Scotians located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It developed on the southern shore of Bedford Basin and existed from the early 1800s to the 1960s. The government has recognized it as a commemorative site and established a museum here. Africville was founded in 1848 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, by Black Refugees who had arrived during and after the War of 1812. These Refugees were formerly enslaved African Americans who escaped from the United States and were resettled in Nova Scotia by the British. One of the earliest known settlers and founder of Africville was William Brown Sr., a Black Refugee from the Chesapeake region who arrived in 1815. During the 20th century, Halifax neglected the community, failing to provide basic infrastructure and services such as roads, water, and sewerage. The city continued to use the area as an industrial site, notably introducing a waste-treatment facility nearby in 1958. During the late 1960s, the City of Halifax condemned the area, relocating its residents to newer housing in order to develop the nearby A. Murray MacKay Bridge, related highway construction, and the Port of Halifax facilities at Fairview Cove to the west. In 1996 the site was designated as a National Historic Site of Canada as being representative of Black Canadian settlements in the province and as an enduring symbol of the need for vigilance in defence of their communities and institutions. #bernesemountaindogs #bernesemountaindog #bernesedog #berneselovers #bernese #novascotia #canada #africville #UNESCO