12 episodes
Fugitives! Webster
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Fugitives features the story of 13 runaway slaves in Québec's 18th century. This is a unique way to humanize them and highlight their resistance to slavery.
Check out illustrations and bonus content on: http://fugitifs.ca
Hosted by Tali Taliwah
Written by Webester in collaboration Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse (CDPDJ), producer
Direction and sound design by Magnéto
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Trailer - Fugitives!
Discover the story of 13 runaway slaves through research notices published in Montreal and Quebec newspapers in the second half of the 18th century.
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Slavery and resistance in Québec
Invisible in historical narratives and iconographic representations, slavery did exist in Quebec and Canada. In this episode, discover what drove the Fugitives project and the intentions of its instigator Webster.
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Andrew: the fake papers
Discover the story surrounding the escape of André, a multilingual slave of mixed race. What strategy did he use in 1767 to find his freedom and move around freely?
Credit illustration: D. Mathieu Cassendo -
Bell: the urge to escape
Bell was bought at auction in 1778 in Quebec City. It is possible that she fled in haste to avoid sexual violence, one of the most recurring aspects of slavery.
Illustration credit: Amel Zaazaa -
Joe: the determination to escape
Does the quest for freedom ever stop for a slave? Of all the fugitives, Joe leads the list for the number of escapes, systematically refusing his slave status.
Illustration credit: Em -
Jack: a "Guinea accent"
Jack is sold in Montreal by Loyalist Simeon Covell during the American Revolution. Described as having a "Guinea accent", this is not his first uprooting.
Illustration credit: Em