Colonial Violence with Dr Afua Cooper

oin award-winning poet and Fernwood author, Dr. Afua Cooper in an upcoming LIVE webinar on Thursday, February 4, 2021, hosted by Montréal en action.

Writer, historian and poet Afua Cooper walks us through the story of Marie-Josèphe-Angélique, a slave woman convicted of starting a fire that destroyed a large part of Montreal in April 1734, who was later condemned to a brutal death. Drawing from Angélique’s experience, Dr Afua Cooper uses 15 years of research to shed new light on a rebellious Portuguese-born Black woman who refused to accept the offer for indentured servitude. Cooper completely demolishes the myth of a benign, slave-free Canada, revealing a damning 200-year-old record of legally and culturally endorsed slavery.

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sDkdm7O_T6GBXkBvv6qsdw?mc_cid=3ccbde4df0&mc_eid=56a4f1df32

Grab a copy of Black Matters here.