Abina and the important men
About this book
This is an illustrated "graphic history" based on an 1876 court transcript of a West African woman named Abina, who was wrongfully enslaved and took her case to court. The main scenes of the story take place in the courtroom, where Abina strives to convince a series of "important men"-- a British judge, two Euro-African attorneys, a wealthy African country "gentleman," and a jury of local leaders --that her rights matter.
Subjects
- comic books, strips
- comics & graphic novels, nonfiction, general
- cs.grphc_arts_cmm_dsg.hst_of_grphc_dsg
- general
- graphic novels
- history
- law and legislation
- law, ghana
- professional, career & trade -> graphic arts/communications/design -> general
- sex crimes
- sex role
- slavery
- slavery, africa
- slavery, law and legislation
- social conditions
- social sciences -> social sciences -> slavery
- trials
- trials, litigation
- violence against
- women, africa
- women slaves