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Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts
by Rebecca Hall
Very cool combination of history, histiography (new vocab word I learned from this book; there was a lot that I learned here!), and reflection/memoir on the process of researching chattel slavery and women-led revolts.
The text and visuals go together so well; I especially appreciated drawings of modern day cities that were infused with drawings representing the past.
I also loved reading about/seeing Hall's research process: how difficult it is to get access to relevant documents, what happens next for a historian when records are missing or inaccessible, and the the mental toll that dealing with racism in the research process (e.g., white security officers intimidating and mocking her when she tries to get access to documents) and with the content of her research has. It was powerful to read about the history she is sharing alongside what it is like for her to gather this history.
The text and visuals go together so well; I especially appreciated drawings of modern day cities that were infused with drawings representing the past.
I also loved reading about/seeing Hall's research process: how difficult it is to get access to relevant documents, what happens next for a historian when records are missing or inaccessible, and the the mental toll that dealing with racism in the research process (e.g., white security officers intimidating and mocking her when she tries to get access to documents) and with the content of her research has. It was powerful to read about the history she is sharing alongside what it is like for her to gather this history.