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Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts

Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts

DeWanda Wise
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* Duration: 2 hours *

A wholly original tour de force; 'WAKE' reveals the history of women-led slave revolts and chronicles scholar Rebecca Hall's efforts to uncover the truth about women warriors who, until now, have been left out of the historical record. Published as a graphic novel and a memoir, 'WAKE' has now been adapted into a dramatized audio original by critically acclaimed, Kennedy Center Paula Vogel Playwriting Award-winner Tyler English-Beckwith .

Women warriors planned and led slave revolts on slave ships during the Middle Passage. They fought their enslavers throughout the Americas. And then they were erased from history.
'WAKE'
tells the story of Dr. Rebecca Hall, a historian, granddaughter of slaves, and a woman haunted by the legacy of slavery. The accepted history of slave revolts has told her that enslaved women took a back seat, but Rebecca decides to look deeper. her journey takes her through old court records, slave ship captains' logs, crumbling correspondence, and even the forensic evidence from the bones of enslaved women from the "negro burying ground" uncovered in Manhattan. She finds women warriors everywhere.

Using in-depth archival research and a measured use of historical imagination, Rebecca constructs the likely pasts of Adono and Alele, women rebels who fought for freedom during the Middle Passage, as well as the stories of women who led the slave revolts in colonial New York. We also follow Rebecca’s own story as the legacy of slavery shapes her life, both during her time as a successful attorney, and later as a historian seeking the past that haunts her.

Adapted in audio from the beautifully illustrated graphic novel by Rebecca Hall and Hugo Martinez,
'WAKE'
will take its place alongside classics of the genre, like Marjane Satrapi's 'Persepolis' and Art Spiegelman's 'Maus'. The story, one of both personal and national legacy, is a powerful reminder that while the past is gone, we still live in its wake.


©2021 Rebecca Hall and Hugo Martínez 2021 Podium Audio
Language
English
Pages
2
Format
Audible Audio
Release
June 01, 2021

Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts

DeWanda Wise
0/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
* Duration: 2 hours *

A wholly original tour de force; 'WAKE' reveals the history of women-led slave revolts and chronicles scholar Rebecca Hall's efforts to uncover the truth about women warriors who, until now, have been left out of the historical record. Published as a graphic novel and a memoir, 'WAKE' has now been adapted into a dramatized audio original by critically acclaimed, Kennedy Center Paula Vogel Playwriting Award-winner Tyler English-Beckwith .

Women warriors planned and led slave revolts on slave ships during the Middle Passage. They fought their enslavers throughout the Americas. And then they were erased from history.
'WAKE'
tells the story of Dr. Rebecca Hall, a historian, granddaughter of slaves, and a woman haunted by the legacy of slavery. The accepted history of slave revolts has told her that enslaved women took a back seat, but Rebecca decides to look deeper. her journey takes her through old court records, slave ship captains' logs, crumbling correspondence, and even the forensic evidence from the bones of enslaved women from the "negro burying ground" uncovered in Manhattan. She finds women warriors everywhere.

Using in-depth archival research and a measured use of historical imagination, Rebecca constructs the likely pasts of Adono and Alele, women rebels who fought for freedom during the Middle Passage, as well as the stories of women who led the slave revolts in colonial New York. We also follow Rebecca’s own story as the legacy of slavery shapes her life, both during her time as a successful attorney, and later as a historian seeking the past that haunts her.

Adapted in audio from the beautifully illustrated graphic novel by Rebecca Hall and Hugo Martinez,
'WAKE'
will take its place alongside classics of the genre, like Marjane Satrapi's 'Persepolis' and Art Spiegelman's 'Maus'. The story, one of both personal and national legacy, is a powerful reminder that while the past is gone, we still live in its wake.


©2021 Rebecca Hall and Hugo Martínez 2021 Podium Audio
Language
English
Pages
2
Format
Audible Audio
Release
June 01, 2021

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