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. 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. 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.

Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts (written by Rebecca Hall, illustrated by Hugo Martinez) tells the story of Dr. She is a 2022-23 Radcliffe Institute Fellow. Her work has been supported by numerous grants and fellowships. Wake has been listed as a Best Book of 2021 by NPR and The Washington Post, Forbes, and Ms. Image Awards and the Pen America Open Book Award. Her most recent book, Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts (Simon & Schuster, 2021) has won multiple awards, and was a finalist for the N.A.A.C.P. She writes and publishes on the history of race, gender, law, and resistance as well as articles on climate justice and intersectional feminist theory. Her paternal grandparents were born enslaved. Rebecca Hall, JD PhD is an independent scholar, activist, and educator.

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