Abina and All The Important Men

 Author: Getz, Trevor R.

Illustrator: Clarke, Liz 

Publisher: place : New York: Oxford University Press 2012

A moving message delivered in graphic novel format conveys a personal story behind recurring themes of injustice in world history. It is a historical, biographic re-telling of the time a  woman named Abina took her case of wrongful enslavement to court in 1870s colonial Ghana. The graphic novel draws inspiration from the court transcript of 1876.

The graphic novel depicts the processes by which history is made. Detailed and colourful illustrations convey the frustration felt by Abina as she fights for freedom in a society that silences her. The union of a compelling writing style and illustrative content conveys the struggle felt by one woman as she fights for justice.

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