When the slave Esperança Garcia wrote a letter
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Geneva Public Library - Ground Floor Children's Biography
J BIO Garcia
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J BIO Garcia
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Lima Public Library - Children's Biography
J BIO GARCIA
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J BIO GARCIA
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Macedon Public Library - Juvenile Nonfiction
JUV 869.3 ROS
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JUV 869.3 ROS
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Geneva Public Library - Ground Floor Children's Biography | J BIO Garcia | Available |
Lima Public Library - Children's Biography | J BIO GARCIA | Available |
Macedon Public Library - Juvenile Nonfiction | JUV 869.3 ROS | Available |
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Translation of: Quando a escrava Esperança Garcia escreveu uma carta.
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. In despair, she wrote to the governor about her terrible situation. 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. This moving picture book provides a personal look at the tragic history of slavery.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Rosa, S., Springer, J., & Hees, L. J. (2015). When the slave Esperança Garcia wrote a letter . Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rosa, Sonia, Jane, Springer and Luciana Justiniani, Hees. 2015. When the Slave Esperança Garcia Wrote a Letter. Toronto ; Berkeley: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rosa, Sonia, Jane, Springer and Luciana Justiniani, Hees. When the Slave Esperança Garcia Wrote a Letter Toronto ; Berkeley: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Rosa, Sonia., Jane Springer, and Luciana Justiniani Hees. When the Slave Esperança Garcia Wrote a Letter Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2015.
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