All Rise: Resistance and Rebellion in South Africa

AKirkus ReviewsBest YA Book of 2022A USBBY 2023 Outstanding International BookA 2022 Foreword INDIES Bronze Winner (Graphic Novels & Comics Category)Honorable mention, 2023 Children's Africana Book AwardsAll Rise: Resistance and Rebellion in South Africarevives six true stories of resistance by marginalized South Africans against the countrys colonial government in the years leading up to Apartheid. In six partseach of which is illustrated by a different South African artistAll Riseshares the long-forgotten struggles of ordinary, working-class women and men who defended the disempowered during a tumultuous period in South African history. From immigrants and miners to tram workers and washerwomen, the everyday people in these stories bore the brunt of oppression and in some cases risked their lives to bring about positive change for future generations.This graphic anthology breathes new life into a history dominated by icons, and promises to inspire all readers to become everyday activists and allies. The diverse creative team behindAll Rise, from an array of races, genders, and backgrounds, is a testament to the multicultural South Africa dreamed of by the heroes in these storiestrue stories of grit, compassion, and hope, now being told for the first time in print.