Run For It: Stories Of Slaves Who Fought For Their Freedom

"Brazilian artist Marcelo D’Salete draws extensively on historical documents to tell these harrowing stories of Africans living under slavery. In striking black-and-white illustrations using a variety of pens and brushes, he tells deeply unsettling stories about the institution’s brutality in his country. Spare compositions contrast with pages packed with dense jungle – which, like the ocean, was a beacon of freedom to escaping slaves. D’Salete has researched slaves’ art and myths to bring an extraordinary depth to each short tale, and he offers additional background in an informative glossary."