Cooper, Afua

The underground railroad next stop, Toronto! by Adrienne L Shadd ( )
12 editions published between 2002 and 2011 in English and held by 492 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This richly illustrated book examines Toronto's connection to slavery and to the system of secret routes, safe houses, and "conductors."

The hanging of Angélique : the untold story of Canadian slavery and the burning of Old Montréal by Afua Cooper ( Book )
19 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and French and held by 374 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Afua Cooper - writer, historian, and poet - brings a little-known chapter in Canadian history brilliantly to life with this narrative of a Portuguese-born Black woman who refused to accept her bondage. Cooper challenges the myth of Canada as a haven at the end of the Underground Railroad, revealing a damning centuries old record of legally and culturally endorsed slavery. Pre dating other first person accounts of slavery by more than 40 years

My name is Phillis Wheatley : a story of slavery and freedom by Afua Cooper ( Book )
4 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 364 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The remarkable story of the young slave Phillis Wheatley, America's first black poet

My name is Henry Bibb : a story of slavery and freedom by Afua Cooper ( Book )
1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 356 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Based on historical facts and Bibb's own writings, the story of a young slave's perilous journey to freedom

Copper woman and other poems by Afua Cooper ( Book )
5 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and held by 81 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of poems that announces a humanistic vision, dealing with such themes as rebirth, mythology, memory, bondage, blood, family, identities in flux, migration, politics and flights of fancy

Memories have tongue : poetry by Afua Cooper ( Book )
1 edition published in 1992 in English and held by 76 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Utterances and incantations : women, poetry and dub ( Book )
3 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 71 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The red caterpillar on College Street by Afua Cooper ( Book )
1 edition published in 1989 in English and held by 31 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Poetry for children from author Afua Cooper reflecting life in the black community in Toronto and the Caribbean

Worlds of fire (in motion) [poems] by Afua Cooper ( Recording )
2 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Underground Railroad ( )
2 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This richly illustrated book examines Toronto's connection to slavery and to the system of secret routes, safe houses, and "conductors."