Writer, historian and poet Afua Cooper tells the astonishing story of Marie-Joseph Ang�lique, a slave woman convicted of starting a fire that destroyed a large part of Montr�al in April 1734 and condemned to die a brutal death. In a powerful retelling of Ang�lique's story--now supported by archival illustrations--Cooper builds on 15 years of research to shed new light on a rebellious Portuguese-born black woman who refused to accept her indentured servitude. At the same time, Cooper completely demolishes the myth of a ...
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Writer, historian and poet Afua Cooper tells the astonishing story of Marie-Joseph Ang�lique, a slave woman convicted of starting a fire that destroyed a large part of Montr�al in April 1734 and condemned to die a brutal death. In a powerful retelling of Ang�lique's story--now supported by archival illustrations--Cooper builds on 15 years of research to shed new light on a rebellious Portuguese-born black woman who refused to accept her indentured servitude. At the same time, Cooper completely demolishes the myth of a benign, slave-free Canada, revealing a damning 200- year-old record of legally and culturally endorsed slavery.
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