USA Africa Dialogue Series - The Hanging of Angelique: The Untold Story of Canadian Slavery and the Burning of Old Montreal

Writer, historian and poet Afua Cooper tells the astonishing story of Marie-Joseph Angélique, a slave woman convicted of starting a fire that destroyed a large part of Montréal in April 1734 and condemned to die a brutal death. In a powerful retelling of Angélique’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.

 

http://www.harpercollins.ca/books/Hanging-Angelique-Afua-Cooper/?isbn=9780006392798

 

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Tracy Flemming, Ph.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor

African/African-American Studies

Grand Valley State University

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E-mail: flemmint@gvsu.edu