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Black Hands: Trial of the Arsonist Slave
Les Mains Noires – Procès de l'Esclave Incendiaire
2010 · 52m
Directed by Ayana O'Shun
Investigating slavery in Canada through the story of Marie-Josèphe Angélique, a Black slave accused of burning Montreal in 1734. After an epic trial, this untameable slave is tortured and sentenced to death. But was she really guilty of this crime or was she the victim of a bigger conspiracy? Why this voluntary amnesia about this unknown page of Canadian history?
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Black Hands: Trial of the Arsonist Slave(2010)
Les Mains Noires – Procès de l'Esclave Incendiaire
August 31, 2010 · 52m
Investigating slavery in Canada through the story of Marie-Josèphe Angélique, a Black slave accused of burning Montreal in 1734. After an epic trial, this untameable slave is tortured and sentenced to death. But was she really guilty of this crime or was she the victim of a bigger conspiracy? Why this voluntary amnesia about this unknown page of Canadian history?
