Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts

By Rebecca Hall

Categories: History

Wake (2021) is a graphic history by historian Rebecca Hall, illustrated by Hugo Martínez, about women who led revolts against slavery. Hall searches archives in New York, London and elsewhere for traces of enslaved women who fought back, from uprisings on slave ships during the Middle Passage to the 1712 revolt in New York. She weaves her own research and family history into the story, imagining lives that official records left out.

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• Stephen Curry: “.@WakeRevolt’s graphic novel = the epitome of why I wanted to start my book club with @literati. A chance to shine a light on incredible, underrated stories the whole 🌎 can benefit from reading.”