Video Gallery

The video gallery shows a mixture of new and older interviews, with some never before released material from a 1985 interview. Each link will take you to a page for that video, unless it is a video not on this site, in which case a new window will open. Those video's will be identified as such (CBC or YouTube).

There each video has a short overview of the subject matter, however there is not a full text transcription available.

Depending on your connection, some of these videos may take some time to load. Please prepare yourself for some pausing as the videos load when you press the play button. It is best to play one video at a time. You may also play these videos in a full screen mode, by clicking the icon.

	Remember Africville (Shelagh Mackenzie) This short film depicts Africville, a small black settlement that lay within the city limits of Halifax, Nova Scotia. In the 1960s, the families who lived there were uprooted and their homes demolished in the name of urban renewal and integration. Now, more than twenty years later, the site of the community of Africville is a stark, under-utilized park. Former residents, their descendants and some of the decision-makers, speak out and, with the help of archival photographs and films, tell the story of that painful relocation.
	Stanley Carvery Stanley recounts his time in Africville and how children made their own fun in open fields playing baseball and in the winter hockey in both Africville and at the Halifax Forum.
	Leo Carvery Leo recalls how that the Easter Service was a large event that drew people from all places outside of Africville to the event that 'would never be forgotten'. Leo's father was a Deacon at the church.
	Brenda Steed-Ross The coming together of former residents was something that was needed. As a result, as Brenda tells in this video, is the formation of the Geneology Society.
	Linda Mantley Linda talks about life with the church (where her father was a Deacon) and life surrounding swimming in the Basin. Linda also defines the Upper and Lower Tracks.
	Bertha Mantley Mrs. Mantley talks of electricity came to Africville. Raised in a family of 10 girls and 2 boys, Mrs Mantley was never without help close at hand as everyone knew where you were and who you are.
	1985 Interview Part 1 SMU Dept. of Anthropology taped Africville women born in the early part of the 20th century. Headed by Paul Erickson who was doing research on Africville, the projectvideo has some damage which is due the tapes age, which is reflected in some colour distortion.
	1985 Interview Part 2 A continuation of the above. The participants, Matilda Newman, Alita Mantley, Elsie Desmond, Jessie Kane, Ruth Johnson, Laura Powell, Willamena Byers and 'Mama Sooks' Parker, are interviewed by Vijay Kumar Bhatia.
	1985 - Singing of a Spritual At the end of the of the interview the women were asked if they would sing a spiritual hymn. They sang "He's Got His Eyes On You"

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