Africville: Reparation in the paradoxical legal construction and deconstruction of an African Canadian community.

摘要

This thesis examines the circumstances surrounding the relocation of the community of Africville with a view to reparations for the former Africville residents. There is a discussion of the theory of reparations. This thesis explores the historical significance of Africville in relation to other Black Nova Scotia communities. It also explores the involvement of Blacks in relation to the early colonial settlement of Nova Scotia.;From personal interviews there is a documentation of the human toll which was paid by the former Africville residents when they were relocated in 1969.;There is also a brief comparison of redress for Japanese Canadians with a view to how Japanese Canadians were successful in obtaining redress for their years of suffering as a result of mass relocation and confiscation of their property in British Columbia in the 1940's during the Second World War.;In order to further contextualize the historical experience of Nova Scotian Blacks, there is an examination of how the Black community has progressed since the Africville relocation.;There is a review of two legal claims; unjust enrichment and unconscionabliity. These legal alternatives are discussed in light of two main jurisprudential theories; Legal Realism and Critical Race Theory. (Abstract shortened by UMI.).