Plans for new MacKay Bridge spark renewed calls for Africville reparations
Irvine Carvery, a former resident of Africville, says any plan to build a new bridge must include reparations for the destruction of the historic Black community in the 1960s.
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'I just hope that the lessons of Africville have been learnt,' says Irvine Carvery, former Africville resident
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Posted: Feb 05, 2021 4:52 PM AT | Last Updated: February 5
Africville was demolished and its residents were relocated when the MacKay Bridge was built in the 1960s. This replica church is now a national historic site.(Carolyn Ray/CBC)
As Halifax Harbour Bridges looks at replacing the MacKay Bridge, a former resident of Africville says any plan going forward must include reparations for the destruction of the historic Black community.