Observations on African Americans and other people of color and the significance of "race" in a (purportedly) colorblind world
Friday, February 26, 2010
Mayor's Apology To Africville
The mayor of Halifax, Canada has apologized for the razing of Africville, a black community established by slaves fleeing the United States in the early 1800s. The community was destroyed in the 1960s to make way for a bridge.
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