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Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social · 6h

I’ll apply.

Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social · 1d

It was my great pleasure last night to speak, along with James Robinson, organizer Peter Rachleff, Walter Greason, and Ben Mchie at the East Side Freedom Library, an inspiring community center and liberated zone in St. Paul, MN! Thanks to Ry Siggelkow for the photo.

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Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social · 2d

Excited to announce, two new translations of *The Many-Headed Hydra* appear this month: in Catalán, translated by Marta Cazorla Rodríguez, Manifest Books, Barcelona, and in Polish, translated by Andrzej Wojtasik, by Praktyka Teoretyczna, Warsaw. Thanks to all who gave new life to a 25-year old book!

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Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks, Alex!

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Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social · 3d

The talk I gave yesterday in the #slaveryarchive Book Club series, about my new work *Freedom Ship*, is now available on Youtube. Thanks to @araujohistorian.bsky.social and @elotroalex.bsky.social for the invitation and for organizing the event.

www.youtube.com/live/H17ToyM...

#Slaveryarchive Book Club with Marcus Rediker (University of Pittsburg)

YouTube video by #Slaveryarchive Book Club

www.youtube.com

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Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social · 4d

Excellent!

Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social · 4d

Monday, Oct. 6, 7:00 pm, I will take part in a discussion at the East Side Freedom Library in St. Paul, MN of the question “Why is it Important to Know the History of Resistance to Slavery?” Thanks to my friend Peter Rachleff for the invitation. Join us!

eastsidefreedomlibrary.org/event/book-d...

Book Discussion with pre-eminent scholar Marcus Rediker: WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO KNOW THE HISTORY OF THE RESISTANCE TO SLAVERY? - East Side Freedom Library

East Side Freedom Library Monday, October 6, 2025, 7pm Join historian Marcus Rediker, author of the new book, FREEDOM SHIP: THE UNCHARTED HISTORY OF ESCAPING SLAVERY BY SEA, for a conversation about t...

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Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social · 5d

Here is a review of my new book *Freedom Ship* by Eric Foner, published yesterday in *The New York Review of Books* (@nybooks.com).

www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

The Underground Railroad’s Stealth Sailors | Eric Foner

The web of Atlantic trading routes and solidarity among maritime workers, many of them Black, meant fugitive slaves’ chances of reaching freedom below deck were better than over land.

www.nybooks.com

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Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks, Howard!

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Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social · 6d

Happy to announce, we will launch our children’s book, *Fearless Benjamin* Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 6:00 pm at the Abington Quaker Meeting House, where Benjamin Lay worshipped and where he is buried. See the flyer below for more info. Mark your calendars, join us, & spread the word! @pmpress.bsky.social

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Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social · 7d

Sat., Oct. 4, at 2:00 pm EDT it will be my pleasure to speak about my new book *Freedom Ship* with the #slaveryarchive Book Club. Please register through the link below and join us! Warm thanks to @araujohistorian.bsky.social and Alex Gil for organizing the event.

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Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social · 8d

Fabulous!

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Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social · 8d

Next Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 6:30 pm I will speak about my new book *Freedom Ship* in McNeely Hall, Room 100, at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis. Thanks to Kanishka Chowdhury for organizing the event. Join us!

uofstthomasmn.my.salesforce-sites.com/summit__Summ...

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Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social · 12d

Congratulations, @mbarcia24.bsky.social!

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Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social · 12d

My blurb: "Manuel Barcia brilliantly shows how the concept ‘pirate’ … served the vast and violent purposes of empire. He also demonstrates that the theme of piracy broadly conceived now attracts the best scholars exploring the biggest issues in global history.”

yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...

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Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social · 13d

Always a pleasure to visit St. Nicholas Church in Millvale, PA, and to see the spectacular murals painted by Maxo Vanka in 1937 and 1941. The first image is entitled “The Capitalist.” The second, taken from the ceiling, reminds me of the work of William Blake.

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Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social · 14d

Congratulations, Manuel!

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Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social · 16d

Thanks @awstiles.bsky.social!

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AW Stiles @awstiles.bsky.social · 16d

One copy for our free little library and one to keep. Looking forward to sharing this great book about Benjamin Lay by @marcusrediker.bsky.social

The front cover of the book Fearless Benjamin by Michelle Markel and Marcus Rediker, illustrated by Sarah Bachmab

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Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social · 17d

Thanks, Samuel. I’ve been following this closely and find it fascinating.

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Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social · 17d

Here is a one-hour interview I did about my new book, *Freedom Ship* with Morteza Hajizadeh for New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social).

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

Marcus Rediker,

Podcast Episode · New Books Network · 09/20/2025 · 1h 5m

podcasts.apple.com

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Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social · 18d

Yesterday I visited the very impressive International African American Museum in Charleston, SC. I especially liked the replica “Praise House” that was built inside the museum. I also admired the numerous films and contemporary art projects. Highly recommended!

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Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social · 20d

Friday, Sept. 19, 6:00 pm: I'll be part of “Sailing to Freedom,” a free program sponsored by the Carolina Lowcountry and Atlantic World Program/College of Charleston – the opening of a new exhibition and a book talk about *Freedom Ship*. Info/register here:

calendar.charleston.edu/event/sailin...

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Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social · 21d

Love the metaphor!

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Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social · 21d

Saddened to hear of the death of Vincent Scotti Eirene, one of Pittsburgh’s greatest activists over the past forty years. A man of spirit, humor, and fierce devotion to peace and social justice, he was truly one of a kind. Had a good bit of the Yippie in him. Here is one of his favorite photos. RIP.

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