Books and Other Writings
Under the Banner of King Death
Pirates of the Atlantic, A Graphic Novel
by David Lester and Marcus Rediker, with Paul Buhle. A tale of mutiny, bloody battle, and social revolution, Under the Banner of King Death novelizes for the first time the real pirates, an itinerant community of outsiders, behind our legends.
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Prophet Against Slavery
Benjamin Lay, A Graphic Novel
by David Lester, Marcus Rediker, and Paul Buhle
The revolutionary life of an 18th-century dwarf activist who was among the first to fight against slavery and animal cruelty. An action-packed chronicle of the remarkable and radical Benjamin Lay.
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A Global History of Runaways
Workers, Mobility, and Capitalism, 1600–1850
ed. by Marcus Rediker, Titas Chakraborty, and Matthias van Rossum
During global capitalism's long ascent from 1600–1850, workers of all kinds—slaves, indentured servants, convicts, domestic workers, soldiers, and sailors—repeatedly ran away from their masters and bosses, with profound effects.
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Here’s a talk I gave yesterday about “The Amistad Rebellion in History and Film” for the Connecticut Freedom Trail, which explores/promotes the state’s African American History. Good to work with Tammy Denease ( @HistoricalFirst) again! https://t.co/HhkpINukUm via @YouTube
The best thing about #historyfrombelow is that it is the most democratic and inclusive kind of history. Everyone counts and everyone belongs. Everyone.
Art by Sean Slifer. https://t.co/O3j5lZhX77
Art by Sean Slifer. https://t.co/O3j5lZhX77
For any who may have missed it, here's my review of the late @davidgraeber's final, brilliant book, *Pirate Enlightenment; or, the Real Libertalia* published in @thenation, entitled “Enlightenment From Below: Pirates and Radical Democracy in Madagascar.”
https://t.co/jPq5M2qHAg
https://t.co/jPq5M2qHAg
New Play, “The Return of Benjamin Lay”
Written by Marcus Rediker and Naomi Wallace, world premiere at the Finborough Theatre, London, June 13–July 8, 2023
Featuring acclaimed American actor Mark Povinelli and directed by RSC Honorary Associate Director Ron Daniels, “The Return of Benjamin Lay” sweeps across the centuries in a bold exploration of an utterly impossible man.
Info / TicketsGhosts of Amistad Film Website
Ghosts of Amistad Film now FREE
Full-length film online in English with subtitled versions in French, Italian and Spanish
Ghosts of Amistad chronicles a trip to Sierra Leone to visit the home villages of the people who seized the slave schooner Amistad in 1839, to interview elders about local memory of the case, and to search for the long-lost ruins of Lomboko, the slave trading factory where their cruel transatlantic voyage began. The documentary film’s new website includes numerous resources, including study guides, to support educators around this topic.
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