Before Black History Month runs out, let’s note that David Lester has a new graphic novel in the works, THE BLACK SCHOONER. “It tells the true story of the 1839 uprising aboard the Amistad,” Lester says, and is one of a “growing number of titles depicting history from below.” Co-written with Marcus Rediker, the book is to be released by Beacon Press on June 9 — not in time for the month-long observance, but you can get a visual taste of the tale now. It’s potent.
Click the image for a look at the 90-second book trailer.
