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<strong>Editorial:</strong> Benjamin Lay was a revolutionary who battled for an unpopular cause that is today regarded as unquestionably just
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<strong>Editorial:</strong> Benjamin Lay was a revolutionary who battled for an unpopular cause that is today regarded as unquestionably just
The Return of Benjamin Lay has its origins in protest. We were scheduled to give a plenary lecture at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin on the theme, “What Comes after Nations?”. We decided to end our talk by having an actor dressed as Benjamin Lay come onto the stage to disrupt the proceedings by challenging the audience about their complicity with inequality and oppression.
The relentless radicalism of Benjamin Lay.
Marcus Rediker is Distinguished Professor of Atlantic History at the University of Pittsburgh. His histories from below have won numerous awards and
City Paper reviews The Fearless Benjamin Lay and Prophet Against Slavery as well as announcing our CP Book Club October selection: Reluctant Immortals