The awakening of present, past and future history of Black female warriors through graphic historical retelling of Black women revolts and other forms of resistance
In Wake, historian Rebecca Hall and illustrator Hugo Martinez together tell the stories of Black women, whose names were forgotten and buried in history. In the following analysis, I will look at the visual art and written language of this graphic novel to analyze ways in which Hall explores and uncovers the history of her ancestors through the constant intertwining of past, present and future histories of women warriors that teaches us the way towards a hopeful Black liberation reality.
