And then they were erased from history.Wake tells the “riveting” (Angela Y. They fought their enslavers throughout the Americas. But Rebecca decides to look deeper, and her journey takes her through old court records, slave ship captain’s logs, crumbling corresĪ Best Book of 2021 by NPR and The Washington PostPart graphic novel, part memoir, Wake is an imaginative tour de force that tells the “powerful” (The New York Times Book Review) story of women-led slave revolts and chronicles scholar Rebecca Hall’s efforts to uncover the truth about these women warriors who, until now, have been left out of the historical record.Women warriors planned and led revolts on slave ships during the Middle Passage. The accepted history of slave revolts has always told her that enslaved women took a back seat. Rebecca Hall, a historian, granddaughter of slaves, and a woman haunted by the legacy of slavery. 2 minutes ago - ▶️▶️ COPY LINK TO DOWNLOAD ▶️▶️Ī Best Book of 2021 by NPR and The Washington PostPart graphic novel, part memoir, Wake is an imaginative tour de force that tells the “powerful” (The New York Times Book Review) story of women-led slave revolts and chronicles scholar Rebecca Hall’s efforts to uncover the truth about these women warriors who, until now, have been left out of the historical record.Women warriors planned and led revolts on slave ships during the Middle Passage.

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