Abina and the Important Men: a graphic history

By - Getz, Trevor R.; , Clarke, Liz,

Floor - Floor 1

Published - Oxford University Press, New York, New York, 2016

ISBN 10 - 0190238747

ISBN 13 - 9780190238742

Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - Women slaves

Shelf No - 14

Call Number - 306.3620 GET 2016

Edition - 2nd ed

Physical Description - xix, 217 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm

Book Information

This is an illustrated "graphic history" based on an 1876 court transcript of a West African woman named Abina, who was wrongfully enslaved and took her case to court. The main scenes of the story take place in the courtroom, where Abina strives to convince a series of "important men"--A British judge, two Euro-African attorneys, a wealthy African country "gentleman," and a jury of local leaders --that her rights matter.--Publisher description.

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