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“History written by the victors always erases resistance… Our constant resistance was central to bringing about slavery's end.”
TIL That the more women on board a slave ship, the more likely a revolt against their captors. Dr Hall theorizes that since slavers had the perception of women having no agency of their own and were thus unlikely to revolt, they were kept unbound and on deck— the closest to the slavers for their merriment (a.k.a SA & r@pe). Since they truly perceived women to have no abilities of inciting an insurgency, they ended up keeping them closest to the weapons, which the women would end up distributing to the men below deck in a revolt.
These revolts btw were so disruptive that it is said to have prevented at least a million more people from being traded as slaves.
However, despite Dr Hall’s extensive efforts, not much can be found on the women who led these revolts, probably because historians’ themselves held the same flawed perception that women aren’t capable of inciting/participating in revolts.
Having her research of slavery as a graphic novel provides us with powerful imagery in a time where photography wasn’t invented yet, providing us a visual of these times and places. The illustration also artfully contrasts her own experiences as a black woman in today’s society with that of enslaved men and women of the past.
5/5 without a doubt. This book should be acquired by every single library.
TIL That the more women on board a slave ship, the more likely a revolt against their captors. Dr Hall theorizes that since slavers had the perception of women having no agency of their own and were thus unlikely to revolt, they were kept unbound and on deck— the closest to the slavers for their merriment (a.k.a SA & r@pe). Since they truly perceived women to have no abilities of inciting an insurgency, they ended up keeping them closest to the weapons, which the women would end up distributing to the men below deck in a revolt.
These revolts btw were so disruptive that it is said to have prevented at least a million more people from being traded as slaves.
However, despite Dr Hall’s extensive efforts, not much can be found on the women who led these revolts, probably because historians’ themselves held the same flawed perception that women aren’t capable of inciting/participating in revolts.
Having her research of slavery as a graphic novel provides us with powerful imagery in a time where photography wasn’t invented yet, providing us a visual of these times and places. The illustration also artfully contrasts her own experiences as a black woman in today’s society with that of enslaved men and women of the past.
5/5 without a doubt. This book should be acquired by every single library.
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This was a fascinating and thought-provoking read that taught me so much about the piece of our history that is still so undiscovered. Rebecca Hall takes you through her own self discovery of many of the women lead slavery revolts and the reckoning we must do with the history of our country. I think graphic novels are such an excellent medium for a story like this because you also get to experience the power of the illustrations and drawings alongside the writing. I will definitely be thinking about this one for a while and recommending it to many!