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A scathingly funny graphic novel from a veritable dream team of collaborators, premised on the question: what would happen if East St. Louis seceded from the union? Remember the 2000 election debacle in Florida, what would happen if the same thing were to happen in East St. Louis? What if the dissed city seceded and declared itself the sovereign Republic of Blackland? Written by one of America's leading political satirists and a pioneering black filmmaker, this takes the botched election of 2000 and turns it into an absurd conclusion - this is political humour at its best.

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Brilliant, biting and witty...Hudlin and McGruder have achieved that rarest of things: a political satire that is also an important work of literature. Birth of a Nation is a unique event in the history of African-American literature. - Henry Louis Gates Jr Brims over with hilarious and timely satire of American politics. A must-have book for everyone who loves comics and spirited African-American storytelling. - Charles Johnson, author of Middle Passage Makes The Art of War seem like The Art of Bore. - Chris Rock Reggie and Aaron are doing to comic books what Public Enemy and NWA did to the music business. - Ice Cube

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Aaron McGruder is the creator of the hugely popular The Boondocks comic strip. Reginald Hudlin has written, produced or directed eight films, including House Party, Boomerang and Bebe's Kids. Kyle Baker is the author of several graphic novels and his illustrations have appeared in publications worldwide.

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