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Abina and the Important Men: A Graphic History (1st Edition) by Trevor R. Getz, Liz Clarke (Illustrator) Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2011 ISBN-10: 0-19-984439-9 / 0199844399 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-984439-5 / 9780199844395 Abina and the Important Men is a compelling and powerfully 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 book is a microhistory that does much more than simply depict an event in the pa |