Black and white children attended the Brunswick Cornwallis Pre-School which was established in 1963. (Verrall Collection - image credit)Halifax's first racially integrated preschool will mark its 60th anniversary with a storytelling event to celebrate its lasting legacy on Saturday. The Brunswick-Cornwallis Pre-School opened in 1963 as an interracial, interdenominational partnership between two local churches — Brunswick Street United Church and Cornwallis Street United Baptist Church. The Brunswick Cornwallis Pre-school Legacy Project is hosting a storytelling event at the New Horizons Baptist Church on Saturday from 2-4 p.m. The Brunswick Cornwallis Pre-school Legacy Project is hosting a storytelling event at the New Horizons Baptist Church on Saturday from 2-4 p.m. (Brunswick Cornwallis Pre-School Legacy Project/Facebook)Verrall said Saturday's event, hosted by the Brunswick Cornwallis Pre-School Legacy Project, is open to the public, but they're asking people connected to the preschool, to drop by to look at photos, and share and listen to stories.

Source: CBC News November 01, 2023 19:52 UTC