The Caribbean and Nova Scotia met in ledgers: rum, sugar, fish, wood. Later on they existed in safety, as Halifax opened doors to those leaving chains. Africville holds the memory-- resilience, music, Sunday finest-- along with a demand to do much better. Barbadians in Canada entered that story and composed new chapters: Austin Clarke's books, Cameron Bailey's curatorship, Anne Cools's bench-breaking firsts. The balloon in Washington Black points to longing; the harbour indicate work-- of structure, welcoming, and keeping faith with freedom.
View the teaser, then dive into the real Halifax-- Barbados connection.