Reviews with content warning for Slavery - Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts

this is a powerful insight and look into slave revolts and the women who led them. this is also a fantastic commentary on how our past affects our present, the generational trauma that has been passed down to black people and how we can find a bit of hope and resilience in the end. the illustrations for this book are incredible and add such depth to Dr. Hall's story. a hard and difficult read, but a necessary one if we are to ever move on from white supremacy, racism, and it's effects.

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dark emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

5.0

Really powerful reading. I appreciated the blend of memoir and history that allowed us to see how Dr. Hall looked at the record (and the gaps therein) to piece together these important (and largely forgotten) pieces of history.

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challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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dark emotional informative medium-paced

4.5

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dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

4.5

I learned so much from dr. Rebecca Hall!! I love that her work is intersectional: it talks about the black and female experience as a slave. I didn’t know that Africans revolted on slave ships and I especially didn’t know that there was more likely to be a revolt with more women on the ship. I am so thankful that she decided to make her dissertation into a graphic novel.

Thank you for taking us on your dissertation journey with you. I am sorry that even in your research you are facing racism for uncovering the truth.

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challenging dark hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

This is another important graphic novel to read. I wish that Hall had been able to find more information about the women lead slave revolts. The fact that this is her journey intermixed with history and her reimagining of historical events is powerful, but just highlights the fact that there is still so much to learn about history. The ending felt rushed, but I highly recommend.

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