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Run for It: Stories of Slaves Who Fought for Their Freedom

by Marcelo D'Salete
Fantagraphics. Oct. 2017. 180p. tr. from Portuguese by Andrea Rosenberg. bibliog. ISBN 9781683960492. $24.99. HISTORICAL FICTION
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OrangeReviewStarFour brutal, tragic stories focus on Africans enslaved in Brazil who fought for their freedom while under Portuguese colonization. Lovers Valu and Nanu escape only through suicide. Calu knifes the slave-owner's son after his mother "the mistress" throws Calu's newborn down a well. Ganzo heads a slave rebellion, but the only survivor is the slave who betrayed them. In the sole successful effort, Damaio leads other villagers in burning the homes of the Portuguese slavers preying on them. Angular high-contrast, black-and-white art hypes the horror and heroism, playing the lush island foliage against dank shadows. (LJ 12/17)
Reviewed by Martha Cornog , Jan 01, 2018
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