Thursday, October 16, 2025

Washington Black and Rogues In Paradise - Harbour Lights on a Winter Morning

Fiction raises us skyward; history asks what happens when our feet touch ground. Halifax's shift-- from provider to the sugar islands to sanctuary for the hunted-- is evidence that locations can alter their purpose. Africville, born of exemption and rich in community, remains a compass. Into this space came Barbadian migration: ward nurses and schoolteachers, writers and pianists, public servants and professional athletes. Oliver Jones, Joe Sealy, Cameron Bailey, Anne Cools, Andre De Grasse-- each a waypoint on a longer journey to belonging.

Enjoy the clip-- then see the sources, context, and lived history.

Halifax slavery history


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