Afua Cooper. The Hanging of Angelique: The Untold Story of Canadian Slavery and the Burning of Old Montreal. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2007. via UGA Press: "During the night of April 10, 1734, Montréal burned. Marie-Joseph Angélique, a twenty-nine-year-old slave, was arrested, tried, and found guilty of starting the blaze that consumed forty-six buildings. … Continue reading BOOK: Cooper on Slavery and Resistance in Montreal
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BLOGROLL: Cooper on Ontario Underground Railroad Sites, Farming and Liberty
Afua Cooper on the Underground Railroad in Canada: "The British North American provinces, or Canada, were among the most storied termini of the Underground Railroad. At least 30,000 African-American men, women and children — fugitive slaves — fled the American South and made their way to Canada. The overwhelming majority settled in the southwestern portion of Ontario, … Continue reading BLOGROLL: Cooper on Ontario Underground Railroad Sites, Farming and Liberty
EDITED: Curry, Duke, and Smith on New Histories of the Black Diaspora
Dawne Y. Curry,, Eric D. Duke, and Marshanda A. Smith, eds. Extending the Diaspora: New Histories of Black People. 1st ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2009. From University of Illinois Press: This groundbreaking collection addresses both new and familiar topics with fresh perspectives to produce original and thought-provoking scholarship on the diasporic histories of … Continue reading EDITED: Curry, Duke, and Smith on New Histories of the Black Diaspora
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