The Africville Report: An overview of segregation in Canada

Africville, A segregated community of blacks that had been neglected by the governent for almost a century, was relocated and torn apart from the one thing they truly had-each other. Due to the neglect of the government, the Africville residents resented the relocation and did not integrate well with their new communities. Because of the ways the government used in order to actuate them, many of the community members harboured resentment and bitterness at the government and caused a growing rift furthering the disposition of the Africville residents and the Halligonians even moreso.…