Ballast

by Quenton Baker

Book Overview

A poetic sequence using the 1841 slave revolt aboard the brig Creole as a lens through which to view the vitality of Black lives and the afterlife of slavery.

In 1841, the only successful, large-scale revolt of American-born enslaved people erupted on the ship Creole. 135 people escaped chattel slavery that day. The event was recounted in US Senate documents, including letters exchanged between US and British consulates...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1642599026
• ISBN13: 9781642599022
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Haymarket Books
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"