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    May 12, 2021
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    COMMONS
    REAL ESTATE #2 – The Last Man in Africville
    Africville was one of Canada’s oldest Black settlements, a proud community of more than 400 people. And then the City of Halifax decided to utterly obliterate it.
    Arshy Mann
    Host & Producer
    Jordan Cornish
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    Damilola Onime
    Producer, Wag the Doug
    Kevin Sexton
    Producer

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    Africville was one of Canada’s oldest Black settlements, a proud community of more than 400 people. And then the City of Halifax decided to utterly obliterate it. There was one man who simply refused to leave. Eddie Carvery may not have been the best man for the job. But for half a century, he has never stopped fighting for his home. 

    Featured in this episode: Eddie Carvery, Jon Tattrie

     

    To learn more:

    The Hermit of Africville: The Life of Eddie Carvery by Jon Tattrie

    Remember Africville by Shelagh Mackenzie

     

    Additional music from Audio Network

    This episode is sponsored by Images Festival and Dispatch Coffee

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