A couple of things struck me during the last class, these two things are the documentary Remember Africville (1991) presented by the National Film Board of Canada and the article The Master's Tools Will Not Dismantle Never the House Master (1984) presented by Audre Lorde. As I sat in class I found myself baffled because I had never heard of Africville in my short life – after hearing it I had to think that it must have happened in Europe or maybe Australia or was incorporated into a story that I felt I had none of informed. When I learned that it had happened in Canada I was shocked, I had never even heard of that place, much less did I know that this type of practice had taken place on the opposite coast of the country, the place that has always been my home, the place I love. I now learned through the documentary Remember Africville (National Film Board of Canada, 1991) that Africville was a black community in Halifax where conditions were poor, meaning no proper plumbing, no roads, and no direct services like the rest of Halifax. to be able to enjoy – even as Africville residents paid taxes that would ultimately go to improve other neighborhoods. However, under these conditions the people of Africville were a happy and healthy community, with hard-working residents and a distinct culture that gave them an identity. Then it happened that the government was not satisfied with the conditions of the neighborhood and forced everyone to renovate their homes according to a certain code or receive a small slice of change to leave behind everything they had known. Eventually the neighborhood became too wealthy for the community and they eventually had to leave for other parts which, to be honest, is extremely difficult to regain an identity. Lorde (1984) stated: “The failure of academic feminists to recognize difference as a crucial strength is the failure to move beyond the first patriarchal lesson. Divide and conquer, in our world, must become definition and power” This statement radiated in me in a really powerful way because in my mind I always had the thought of "equality" and although I knew that there were differences between people, not I know. I don't think I ever realized how big these differences could be. Works Cited Lorde, A. (1984). The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house. In C. Moraga & G. Anzaldua (eds.), This bridge called my back. New York: Kitchen Press. National Film Board of Canada. and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. (1991). Remember Africville. Montreal, Quebec: National Film Board of Canada.