Canadian Historian.

An author and historian specializing in slavery in Canada, Paul Fehmiu-Brown has written several books including Marie-Josèphe Angélique and Inventeurs et héros noirs. Born in Nova-Scotia, his family has had roots in Canada for nine generations. He was under the mentorship of author and historian Marcel Trudel, who, in 1960, put down the first paving stone in telling the truth, by reporting that there were approximately 4000 slaves in New France: 1600 Blacks and 2500 Amerindians. That discovery was unique because for a long time, past historians denied the existence of slavery in French Canada and insisted that the French Catholics did not allow slavery. Since this research, Paul Fehmiu Brown continued the work of his mentor, by focusing his interest on the presence of Blacks in Canada of the time, by trying to recount individuals who made their marks during the New France era, among them being the slave Marie-Josèphe Angélique. He currently teaches at the University of Quebec in Montreal and was a consultant for the award winning film Black Soul by Martine Chartrand.

He stars as Expert (Historian), in Les Mains noires, procès de l'esclave incendiaire (Black Hands), directed by Tetchena Bellange, 2010, Documentary-Fiction, Canada, 2010.

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www.blackhandsfilm.com/bios.html