2 1 ▁to ▁accept ▁black ▁children ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁care ▁who , ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁were ▁not ▁permitted ▁in ▁white ▁institutions . ▁A ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁spect ators , ▁the ▁largest ▁gather ing ▁of ▁black ▁Nova ▁Scot ians ▁since ▁ 1 7 8 3 , ▁celebrated ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁home . ▁During ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁seg reg ation ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁the ▁home ▁became ▁an ▁institution ▁for ▁children ▁of ▁all ▁races ▁and ▁eth nic ▁background s . ▁The ▁home ▁came ▁under ▁fire ▁when ▁many ▁former ▁residents ▁reported ▁physical ▁and ▁sexual ▁ab use ▁they ▁suffered ▁during ▁their ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁home . ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁premier ▁of ▁Nova ▁Scot ia , ▁Stephen ▁Mc Ne il , ▁gave ▁an ▁ap ology ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁suffered ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁Home ▁for ▁Col ored ▁Children . ▁A ▁class ▁action ▁law suit ▁with ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁was ▁settled ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁which ▁awarded ▁ 3 0 0 ▁former ▁residents ▁$ 2 9 ▁million ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁$ 5 ▁million ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁with ▁the ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁Home ▁for ▁Col ored ▁Children . ▁Unfortunately , ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁residents ▁are ▁still ▁waiting ▁for ▁the ▁money ▁awarded ▁to ▁them . ▁The ▁former ▁school house ▁is ▁now ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁meeting ▁place ▁for ▁local ▁community ▁groups . ▁ ▁In