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Dark Poutine - True Crime and Dark History

A Brief History: Slavery in Canada and Africville

Dark Poutine - True Crime and Dark History

Curiouscast

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.82.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2020

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

Episode 132: In this episode we take a look at a topic not spoken of often, slavery in colonial Canada and its aftermath. As well, we learn a little about the Black Loyalists in Nova Scotia and the shameful destruction of the community of Africville near Halifax, beginning in 1966.Sources and further information:[Africville Museum][Africville][The story of Africville | CMHR][Remember Africville by - NFB][Transmopolis » Wild Reports » Eddie Carvery and Africville][2020 Honouree: the community of Africville | NS Heritage Day][Nova Scotia Archives - Gone but Never Forgotten][Black History in Canada | The Canadian Encyclopedia][Black History in Canada Education Guide | Canadian Encyclopedia][CDC: Black Loyalists][Code Noir - Wikipedia][Africville: A Community Destroyed | CBC Radio][Stolen From Africville - Broken Homes, Broken Hearts - Documentary][Remembering Black Loyalists - Who were Black Loyalists?][The story of slavery in Canadian history | CMHR][The Atlantic slave trade: What too few textbooks told you - | TED-Ed][Slave Voyages][The transatlantic slave trade: introduction][Heritage Minutes: Underground Railroad — YouTube][Africville — Children’s Book Reading — YouTube][Africville | GlobalNews.ca][Africville sources | Source Guide | Halifax][HRM: Africville - Apology][Fundraiser: Eddie Carvery - 50 Years of Africville Activism] Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey Mike here, I just wanted to let you know that you can listen to Dark Poutine early and

0:04.7

add free on Amazon Music, included with Prime. You're about to listen to a historical episode

0:10.8

of Dark Poutine. After episode 149, you will find Scott is no longer with the show.

0:16.9

In an effort to maintain continuity and offer listeners as many episodes as possible,

0:22.1

we are leaving the episodes in which he co-hosted intact. Thank you.

0:30.0

Oh look at that. The thing is happening. Apparently we are back from our break and people were

0:48.3

concerned that the show was over, but it's not. No, Mike is touch time for a little napipoo.

0:54.1

Welcome to Dark Poutine. I'm Mike Brown, creator and host with me as usual as my good friend and co-host,

0:59.5

Scott Hemmanway. Say hello, Scott. Let's pop in and lock in. Oh, pop in and lock.

1:04.5

I used to like that. Breaking too. Really bad movie. I love break dancing, a little pop in

1:10.4

and lock in. I cannot do it at all. I'm terrible. Yeah, I mean at one point I can do the worm.

1:16.3

I think now probably dislocated vertebrae will have. Yeah, I can do the dead worm. Like I just

1:22.6

lay down. I mean, you could lay down. Yeah, you can rest.

1:26.4

The views, information and opinions expressed during the Dark Poutine podcast are solely those

1:31.5

of the producer and do not necessarily represent those of curious cast. It's affiliate global news

1:36.9

nor their parent company, chorus and entertainment. Dark Poutine is not for the faint of heart or

1:41.4

squeamish. Listen to discretion as strongly advised. We're not experts on the topics we present

1:46.3

nor we journalists. We're two ordinary Canadians chatting about crime and the dark side of history.

1:51.6

Let's get to it. Put on your two. Grab yourself a double double and in the NIMO bar.

1:56.0

It's time to scarf down some dark Poutine. Jump, jump, jump, jump.

2:20.9

Listeners who feel they're in crisis can contact the crisis text line in Canada by texting home

2:39.2

to 6868. In the US or UK 741-741, you'll be matched with a volunteer counselor who is supervised

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