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The black schooner : rebellion on the Amistad, a graphic novel / David Lester and Marcus Rediker with Paul Buhle.

Van Pelt Library E447 .L47 2026
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Lester, David, 1958- author, illustrator.
Rediker, Marcus, Author.
Contributor:
Buhle, Paul, 1944- writer of afterword.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Amistad (Schooner)--Comic books, strips, etc.
Amistad (Schooner).
Slave rebellions--United States--Comic books, strips, etc.
Slave rebellions.
Antislavery movements--United States--Comic books, strips, etc.
Antislavery movements.
Slave trade--America--History--Comic books, strips, etc.
Slave trade.
Sierra Leoneans--United States--History--19th century--Comic books, strips, etc.
Sierra Leoneans.
Slave rebellions--United States.
Antislavery movements--United States.
Sierra Leoneans--United States--History--19th century.
Genre:
Graphic novel adaptations.
Graphic novels.
Nonfiction comics.
Physical Description:
ix, 119 pages, 6 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations, map ; 23 cm
illustration
map
Other Title:
Rebellion on the Amistad, a graphic novel
Place of Publication:
Boston : Beacon Press, [2026]
Summary:
"From the trio of Rediker, Lester, and Buhle comes another graphic "history from below" about the Amistad rebellion of 1839 when 53 enslaved Africans on the slave ship Amistad slipped out of their restraints and overpowered their enslavers and ship's crew"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Foreword: Why we need stories of successful resistance, by Marcus Rediker
Historical characters
Part One: War
Part Two: Trials
Part Three: Freedom
Epilogue
Afterword: Revolutionary struggles against the Slave Trade: the role of popular art and comics by Paul Buhle.
Notes:
"Text adapted from "The Amistad Rebellion: An Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom," copyright 2013 © by Marcus Rediker."
Other Format:
Online version: Rediker, Marcus Black schooner
ISBN:
9780807016909
080701690X
OCLC:
1536325236

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