Marie joseph angelique biography of abraham lincoln
During Black History Month, we remember the stories of women like Marie-Joseph Angélique, who was accused of starting a fire that destroyed all of, what is now.!
Few people realize the spot is named Place Marie-Joseph Angélique, in memory of an enslaved woman who was accused of arson and executed in Old.
Marie-Joseph Angélique
18th-century slave in French North America; executed for arson
Marie-Josèphe dite Angélique (died June 21, ) was the name given to a Portuguese-born black slave in New France by her last owners.[1] She was tried and convicted of setting fire to her owner's home, burning much of what is now referred to as Old Montreal.
It had been generally accepted that Angélique was guilty, but it has recently been argued that she was innocent of the crime and was convicted more on the basis of her reputation as a rebellious runaway slave than on the basis of factual evidence.
A competing theory is that she was guilty of the crime but was acting in rebellion against slavery. No consensus has been reached by historians regarding Angélique's actual guilt or innocence.
Early life
Angélique was born around in Madeira,[2] a possession of Portugal in the died on June 21 as states at the beginning of this.
At some point, she was in possession of a Fl
