Marcus Rediker
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Marcus Buford Rediker is an American historian, writer, professor, and social activist. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1976 and attended the University o
Rediker's resignation from Tate Britain centered around J.M.W. Turner's unfinished 1835 painting A Disaster at Sea.
Rediker wrote a book and a play on Quaker abolitionist Benjamin Lay (pictured). Rediker called Lay “the most fascinating historical person that most people have never heard of,”.
A contemporary painting of the slave ship La Amistad. Rediker aimed to explain the planning behind its July 1839 slave revolt.
A statue of Hercules fighting the Lernaean Hydra. Rediker has used this imagery as symbolism for class struggle.
Prophet Against Slavery
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Prophet Against Slavery: Benjamin Lay, a Graphic Novel is a graphic novel illustrated by David Lester and the editors of the book are Marcus Rediker and Paul Buhle. The 117-page graphic novel was publ
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…Revolutionary Abolitionist 2017 A Global History of Runaways: Workers, Mobility, and Capitalism: 1600-1850 Titas Chakraborty Matthias van Rossum 2019 Prophet Against Slavery Paul Buhle David Lester 2021 Under the Banner of King Death: Pirates of the Atlantic, a Graphic Novel Paul Buhle David Lester 2023 Freedom Ship: The…
Prophet Against Slavery book cover