The story of Nat Turner and his slave rebellionβwhich began on August 21, 1831, in Southampton County, Virginiaβis known among school children and adults. To some he is a hero, a symbol of Black resistance and a precursor to the civil rights movement; to others he is monsterβa murderer whose name is never uttered.
In Nat Turner, acclaimed author and illustrator Kyle Baker depicts the evils of slavery in this moving and historically accurate story of Nat Turnerβs slave rebellion. Told nearly wordlessly, every image resonates with the reader as the brutal story unfolds.
This graphic novel collects all four issues of Kyle Bakerβs critically acclaimed miniseries together for the first time in hardcover and paperback. The book also includes a new afterword by Baker.
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