Talk:African Nova Scotian English
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Some inaccuracies and errors
editThere's some things that need to be fixed in this young article to make it into a better one.
First of all, the table contradicts the article. African Nova Scotian English should be under African American Vernacular English since it came out of that latter not of Maritime Canadian English as the table may imply.
Secondly, the term "immigrant" is inappropriate because it implies a choice and that they weren't in danger. The Black loyalists who came to Nova Scotia were former slaved or enslaved persons who had to move because they were forced to by their Loyalist masters or to avoid re-enslavement. The Black people fleeing the War of 1812 and the Civil war were refugees. Freedom-seekers fleeing to Canada were refugees of U.S. chattel slavery. The neutral term to someone who migrates is "migrant", not immigrant.
Lastly, "blacks". "Black" is a proper adjective, like Aboriginal or First Nations, not a noun. "Black" refers to race of people, a community, a shared experience, an identity not a colour.
I sincerely hope that the creator will correct these mistakes.