Sonia Rosa

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When the Slave Esperança Garcia Wrote a LetterHardcover, 1 October 2015

When the Slave Esperança Garcia Wrote a Letter
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Reading Age
Ages: 4-8
Grade Levels
3
Print Length
48 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Date Published
1 Oct 2015
ISBN-10
1554987296
ISBN-13
9781554987290

Description

In 1770, the slave Esperança Garcia bravely penned a letter to the governor of Piauí state, in Brazil, describing how she and her children were being mistreated and requesting permission to return to the farm where the rest of her family was living.

Before she wrote her letter, Esperança Garcia lived on a cotton farm run by Jesuit priests, where she learned to read and write -- a rare opportunity for a woman, especially a slave. But one day she was separated from her husband and older children and taken with her two little ones to be a cook in the home of Captain Antonio Vieira de Couto, where she and the other slaves were beaten and denied even the freedom to attend church.

In despair, Esperança Garcia wrote to the governor about her terrible situation, asking if she and her young children could return to the farm. She waited each day for a reply, never giving up hope. And although she never received an answer, she is remembered today for being the courageous slave who wrote the first letter of appeal in Afro-Brazilian Brazil. Commemorating the date of the letter's discovery, September 6th has become Black Consciousness Day in Piauí state.

Beautifully illustrated, this moving picture book provides a very personal look at the tragic history of slavery in the Americas.

Product Details

Audience:
Ages: 4-8
Author:
Sonia Rosa
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
MY
Date Published:
1 October 2015
Dimensions:
25.65 x 22.61 x 1.52 cm
Educational Level:
Grade Levels: 3
ISBN-10:
1554987296
ISBN-13:
9781554987290
Language:
English
Location:
Toronto
Pages:
48
Weight:
453.59 gm

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