David Lester And The 1741 New York City Slave Conspiracy In The OGN Revolution by Fire

Revolution by Fire is a riveting graphic narrative of the 1741 New York City slave conspiracy. The innovative graphic narrative brings into full view America’s slave past and how enslaved people courageously rebelled against their enslavers. Readers particularly interested in the multiracial dimensions of slave resistance will find this graphic narrative a real gem.

Revolution by Fire is the third book by David Lester and historian Marcus Rediker,  whose two previous books were Prophet Against Slavery: Benjamin Lay and Under The Banner of King Death.

David Lester is a graphic designer, cartoonist, and the guitarist in the rock duo Mecca Normal who havee have released 13 albums. He also  a weekly illustration, with text by my Mecca Normal bandmate Jean Smith, for Magnet Magazine.

https://youtu.be/KcQAwqzi05o?si=VDtJZPyWAiv0qKsA

Illustrator David Lester sat down with Comic Watch to chat about the book and more in this interview:

https://youtu.be/YlUod-tIUXk

Find out more about Revolution by Fire and Lester’s other work at his website David Lester