When the slave Esperanca Garcia wrote a letter
By: by Sonia Rosa ; illustrated by Luciana Justiniani Hees ; translated by Jane Springer
Contributors: Springer, Jane, translator; Hees, Luciana Justiniana, ill
Publisher: Groundwood Books
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781554987290
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Slavery
Work titles: Quando a escrava Esperança Garcia escreveu uma carta
Description: n 1770, the slave Esperan a Garcia bravely penned a letter to the governor of Piau  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, Esperanca 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.
Notes: Found in 1979 in the archives of Piaui, the original letter is archived in Lisbon, Portugal.

Translation of: Quando a escrava Esperan a Garcia escreveu uma carta.

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