Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia
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The Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia is located in Cherrybrook, Nova Scotia
near Halifax. The Centre serves as a museum and a library resource center for the African Nova Scotian
community and the Black Canadian community as a whole. The organization of the Black Cultural Society was incorporated as a charitable organization in 1977 and the center opened its doors in 1983. With a goal to educate and inspire and to protect, preserve and promote Black culture in Nova Scotia
. The center is located on Trunk 7 at 1149 Main Street.
The center holds many events on a weekly basis and is open to the public. The center also has a permanent display about the former community of Africville.
Cherrybrook, Nova Scotia
Cherrybrook is predominantly a Black community located to the north of Trunk 7 between Lake Loon and Lake Major, and just a few miles east of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia....
near Halifax. The Centre serves as a museum and a library resource center for the African Nova Scotian
Black Nova Scotians
Black Nova Scotians are people of Black African descent whose ancestors fled Colonial America as slaves or freemen to settle in Nova Scotia, Canada during the 18th and 19th centuries. According to the 2006 Census of Canada, there are 19,230 black people currently living in Nova Scotia, most of whom...
community and the Black Canadian community as a whole. The organization of the Black Cultural Society was incorporated as a charitable organization in 1977 and the center opened its doors in 1983. With a goal to educate and inspire and to protect, preserve and promote Black culture in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
. The center is located on Trunk 7 at 1149 Main Street.
The center holds many events on a weekly basis and is open to the public. The center also has a permanent display about the former community of Africville.