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graphic novels

2/6/2023

How We Brought the Radical History of Pirates to Life

by David Lester

Visual artist David Lester discusses the creative process of developing a graphic version of the radical history of piracy, a collaboration with historians Marcus Rediker and Paul Buhle.

SOURCE: NBC News
8/3/2021

Historian Rebecca Hall's New Graphic Novel Highlights Women's Role in Slave Revolts

With illustrator Hugo Martinez, Rebecca Hall's debut graphic novel examines women's roles in slave rebellions during the Middle Passage and in the Americas.

SOURCE: History.com
2/7/20

The MLK Graphic Novel That Inspired Generations of Civil Rights Activists

The comic book that helped spark a generation of young civil rights protestors did not feature superheroes, but a 42-year-old seamstress and a 26-year-old Baptist pastor.