Les Mains Noires – Procès de l'Esclave Incendiaire
Description: Documentaire sur Marie-Josèphe Angélique, esclave noire accusée d'avoir incendié Montréal en 1734. Après un procès épique, elle est pendue et brûlée. Était-elle vraiment coupable?
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"Black Hands - Trial of the Arsonist Slave" investigates 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? A fascinating 52 minute documentary that powerfully mixes interviews with historians and theatre re-ena
"Formidably effective..." André Duchesne - La Presse
Les Mains Noires – Procès de l'Esclave Incendiaire