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The Fearless Benjamin Lay
: The Quaker Dwarf Who Became the First Revolutionary Abolitionist
Marcus Rediker
2017
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The Hidden Treasures of Pirate Democracy
In his final book, David Graeber looks at an experiment in radical democracy and piratical justice in Madagascar.
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Marcus Rediker
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The Nation
on
March 21, 2023
Serendipity in the Archives
Or, a lost freedom story I found while looking for something else.
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Marcus Rediker
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Public Seminar
on
August 25, 2021
A Motley Crew for our Times?
A conversation with historian Marcus Rediker about multiracial mobs, history from below and the memory of struggle.
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Marcus Rediker
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Martina Tazzioli
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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.
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Marcus Rediker
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Smithsonian
on
September 1, 2017
The Poetics of History from Below
All good storytellers tell a big story within a little story, and so do all good historians.
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Marcus Rediker
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Perspectives on History
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September 1, 2010