The story of Nat Turner and his slave rebellionтАФwhich began on August 21, 1831, in Southampton County, VirginiaтАФis 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 monsterтАФa 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 TurnerтАЩs slave rebellion. Told nearly wordlessly, every image resonates with the reader as the brutal story unfolds.
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This graphic novel collects all four issues of Kyle BakerтАЩs critically acclaimed miniseries together for the first time in hardcover and paperback. The book also includes a new afterword by Baker.
тАЬA hauntingly beautiful historical spotlight. A-тАЭ тАФEntertainment Weekly
тАЬBakerтАЩs storytelling is magnificent.тАЭ тАФVariety
тАЬIntricately expressive faces and trenchant dramatic pacing evoke the diabolic slave tradeтАЩs real horrors.тАЭ тАФThe Washington Post
тАЬBakerтАЩs drawings are worthy of a criticтАЩs attention.тАЭтАФLos Angeles Times
тАЬBakerтАЩs suspenseful and violent work documents the slave tradeтАЩs atrocities as no textbook can, with an emotional power approaching that of Maus.тАЭтАФLibrary Journal, starred review