Robert Smalls, 3 - (Tales of the Talented Tenth) by Joel Christian Gill (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Do you know the story of the slave who sailed himself to freedom? For the third book in the bestselling Tales of the Talented Tenth series, Joel Christian Gill brings Robert Smalls to life by telling the true story of the enslaved African who pulled off one of the most daring and largest heists of the Civil War. Come along for the adventure as Robert earns a job working for the C.S.S. Planter, escapes to freedom, goes on to become a first-generation Black politician, and makes history by writing and leading the passage of legislation that led to the United States' first free and compulsory public school system."--Provided by publisher.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>"Joel Christian Gills shows how ordinary people fight for our collective liberation and whose stories are not often at the forefront of our historical consciousness."</b> --Ibram X. Kendi, author of<i> How to Be an Antiracist</i> <p/> Do you know the story of the slave who sailed himself to freedom? For the third book in the bestselling Tales of the Talented Tenth series, Joel Christian Gill brings Robert Smalls to life by telling the true story of the enslaved African who pulled off one of the most daring and largest heists of the Civil War. Come along for the adventure as Robert earns a job working for the C.S.S. <i>Planter</i>, escapes to freedom, goes on to become a first-generation Black politician, and makes history by writing and leading the passage of legislation that led to the United States' first free and compulsory public school system. <p/> Tales of the Talented Tenth is a historical comic series that focuses on the adventures of amazing African Americans in action.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Joel Christian Gill gives <i>Robert Smalls</i> the adventure genre treatment that he deserves. We need so much more of what Gill consistently delivers." --<b>Rebecca Wanzo, author of <i>The Content of Our Caricature: African American Comic Art and Political Belonging </i></b><br><br>"Tales of the Talented Tenth is a testament, in the words of W. E. B. Du Bois, that everyday Black people stand under the sun, with bravery and courage, to represent us. Joel Christian Gills shows how ordinary people fight for our collective liberation and whose stories are not often at the forefront of our historical consciousness." --<b>Ibram X. Kendi, author of<i> How to Be an Antiracist</i></b><br><br>For the Tales of the Talented Tenth series: "Joel Christian Gill is a modern day graphic griot. His mastery of visual storytelling coupled with his tireless research make him one of the most important artist/scholars working today." <b>--John Jennings, Eisner-nominated comics scholar and award-winning graphic novelist</b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Joel Christian Gill </b>is a cartoonist and historian who speaks nationally on the importance of sharing stories. He is the author of the award-winning <i>Strange Fruit: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History</i> volumes I and II as well as <i>Bessie Stringfield </i>and <i>Bass Reeves</i> in the Tales of the Talented Tenth series. He is currently associate professor of illustration at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. <p/><b>Qiana Whitted</b> is a professor of English and African American studies at the University of South Carolina. She is the author of the Eisner Award-winning book <i>EC Comics: Race, Shock, and Social Protest</i>.
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