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Marcus Rediker

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The Fearless Benjamin Lay: The Quaker Dwarf Who Became the First Revolutionary Abolitionist

Freedom Ship: The Uncharted History of Escaping Slavery by Sea

The Many-Headed Hydra: Sailors, Slaves, Commoners, and the Hidden History of the Revolutionary Atlantic

Marcus Rediker, Peter Linebaugh

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18th-century map of Madagascar by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin.

The Hidden Treasures of Pirate Democracy

In his final book, David Graeber looks at an experiment in radical democracy and piratical justice in Madagascar.

by Marcus Rediker via The Nation on March 21, 2023

Red binder pulled from row of blue binders

Serendipity in the Archives

Or, a lost freedom story I found while looking for something else.

by Marcus Rediker via Public Seminar on August 25, 2021

Monument acknowledging the slave trade.

A Motley Crew for our Times?

On multiracial mobs, history from below, and the memory of struggle.

by Marcus Rediker, Martina Tazzioli via Radical Philosophy on May 1, 2020

The "Quaker Comet" Was the Greatest Abolitionist You've Never Heard Of

Overlooked by historians, Benjamin Lay was one of the nation's first radicals to argue for an end to slavery.

by Marcus Rediker via Smithsonian Magazine on September 1, 2017

The Pirates’ Ruse, early 19th century engraving, depicting people standing on deck in view of another ship pretend everything is normal, while armed pirates hide out of view of a nearby American vessel.

The Poetics of History from Below

All good storytellers tell a big story within a little story, and so do all good historians.

by Marcus Rediker via Perspectives on History on September 1, 2010

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