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natasha_the_the_ 's review for:
Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts
by Rebecca Hall
This book was pretty good but I was just expecting a bit more, like more stories and more details (though the point is that these stories are more unknown). I also didnt realize half the story would be focused on the historian/author researching these events which is my bad
Good short read for my plane flight back, its a graphic novel
Fun fact! Statistically, when more women were present on a slave ship, the greater the chance of a revolt.
This is because the women had greater relative access. The crews considered them a nonthreat, and generally allowed them to walk on deck without shackles, while the men were imprisoned inside. They could use this access to obtain weapons and attack the enslavers
The book also goes into the two main African kingdoms involved in the slave trade, how it affected them, and how it was (obviously) more complicated than many people learn in school of how they would kidnap and sell people in neighboring tribes
As a whole, interesting! But those parts are the main interesting parts to me and the rest I was left wishing (like the author!) that there were more details available on these historical events
Good short read for my plane flight back, its a graphic novel
Fun fact! Statistically, when more women were present on a slave ship, the greater the chance of a revolt.
This is because the women had greater relative access. The crews considered them a nonthreat, and generally allowed them to walk on deck without shackles, while the men were imprisoned inside. They could use this access to obtain weapons and attack the enslavers
The book also goes into the two main African kingdoms involved in the slave trade, how it affected them, and how it was (obviously) more complicated than many people learn in school of how they would kidnap and sell people in neighboring tribes
As a whole, interesting! But those parts are the main interesting parts to me and the rest I was left wishing (like the author!) that there were more details available on these historical events