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Run For It: Stories of Slaves Who Fought for Their Freedom Kindle & comiXology
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherFantagraphics
- Publication dateOctober 11, 2017
- Reading age16 years and up
- File size471870 KB
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― Hyperallergic
"These brutal and tragic tales, reported through the eyes of the victims, lend context to the ongoing fight for individual liberties worldwide."
― Library Journal
"Words are minimal, and the images live in a stark white world slowly being encroached upon by smudges of shadow. The image-intensive approach forces readers to slow down and take in the complex visual experience, which taps more deeply into emotion and renders the tales all the more accessible."
― Booklist
"This graphic novel is a beautiful, brutal, and profound work of art that ensures that the legacy of brave men and women who refused to relinquish their humanity will not disappear."
― Publishers Weekly
"D’Salete’s bold and graphic journey reveals that even if artistic expression can’t change the past, it can certainly convey it in a new, more accurate and generative light."
― Huffington Post
"D’Salete uses his compelling images to move readers and to inform them. Overall, the book is an incredibly accomplished work of cartooning."
― The A.V. Club
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- ASIN : B0711BH3W3
- Publisher : Fantagraphics (October 11, 2017)
- Publication date : October 11, 2017
- Language : English
- File size : 471870 KB
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- Print length : 169 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #423,786 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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From the 1500s, to 1800s, slavery was legal in colonized Brazil. Along with many others, the Bantu peoples (the indigenous people from regions that are today parts of Angola and the Congo) were forcibly transported to Brazil to work the sugar plantations. Obviously, many Bantu rebelled in big and small ways. A sizable contingent escaped into Brazil’s hinterlands to form what came to be called mocambos, or village settlements. Run For It contains four stories of rebellion, which tread the line of historical record, Bantu folklore, and d’Salete’s vivid imagination.
Run For It is a conversation d’Salete is having with his own people. It’s written for and by the Bantu. I’m a lucky bystander. The introduction, Forward by Angolan writer Allan da Rosa, and back matter Glossary helped immensely orienting me to the culture, its language, and its symbology. The art is stark and bold, with limited color palette. Even without words, I could feel the anger, desperation, pain, and grief. These aren’t happy, bedtime tales, but characters using the last of their strength to crawl away and enact revenge.
Overall, Run For It handily earned its 5 stars. Read it in a quiet moment.
worth the price & read
looking to get author second book!
Recommended.