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Graphic Novel 'Wake' Explores The History Of Women-Led Slave Revolts

"Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts" by Rebecca Hall. (Simon & Schuster)
"Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts" by Rebecca Hall. (Simon & Schuster)

Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts” not only tells the stories of women-led revolts but also author Rebecca Hall‘s efforts to uncover that history.

Host Callum Borchers speaks with Hall about her part-graphic novel, part-memoir.

Book Excerpt: ‘Wake’

By Rebecca Hall

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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