![]() ![]() But in the process, she learns that the power of these women’s resistance, buried in the past, is still very much alive. ![]() We also follow Rebecca’s own story of resistance as living in the wake of slavery continues to shape her own life - both as a successful attorney and later as a historian seeking the past that haunts her. Goodreads Wake is part graphic novel and part memoir it tells the story of women-led slave revolts on slave ships during the Middle Passage and highlights the. She writes and publishes on the history of race, gender, law, and resistance as well as publishes articles on climate justice and intersectional feminist theory. Hall brings to life the women who fought for freedom during the Middle Passage and the women who led slave revolts in Colonial New York. Rebecca Hall is an independent scholar, activist, and educator. ![]() Using in-depth archival research and the measured use of historical imagination, Dr. Her journey takes her through old court records, slave ship captain’s logs, crumbling correspondence, and even the forensic evidence from the bones of enslaved women from the “negro burying ground” uncovered in Manhattan. Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts Hardcover Jby Rebecca Hall (Author) 440 ratings Editors' pick Best History See all formats and editions Kindle 14.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 30.60 Other new and used from 18.26 Paperback 19.99 Other new and used from 13. The accepted history of slave revolts tells her that enslaved women took a back seat. Rebecca Hall, a historian, granddaughter of slaves, and a woman haunted by the legacy of slavery. They fought their enslavers throughout the Americas. Women warriors planned and led slave revolts on slave ships during the Middle Passage. ![]()
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