The Slave
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"The Slave" is a provocative 1964 one-act play by Amiri Baraka that explores Black nationalism, racial conflict, and revolutionary violence in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Slave canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
one-act play
ⓘ
play ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Black Arts Movement ⓘ |
| author | Amiri Baraka ⓘ |
| character |
Brad
ⓘ
Grace ⓘ Walker Vessels ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dramaticMode | realism ⓘ |
| firstPerformedInDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| form | one-act ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American theatre
ⓘ
drama ⓘ political drama ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Black nationalism in the United States
ⓘ
Black–white relations ⓘ class and race ⓘ marriage and divorce ⓘ racial violence in the United States ⓘ revolutionary politics ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American drama ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Walker Vessels ⓘ |
| movement | Black Arts Movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of interracial tensions during a race war
ⓘ
exploration of Black nationalism on stage ⓘ provocative and confrontational dialogue ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalMedium | theatre ⓘ |
| protagonist | Walker Vessels ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary United States ⓘ |
| setting | a middle-class white couple's home ⓘ |
| structure | single act ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | Black revolutionary leader confronting his white ex-wife and her white husband ⓘ |
| theme |
Black nationalism
ⓘ
identity ⓘ interracial relationships ⓘ political extremism ⓘ race relations in the United States ⓘ racial conflict ⓘ revolution ⓘ revolutionary violence ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| tone |
confrontational
ⓘ
provocative ⓘ |
| writer | Amiri Baraka ⓘ |
| yearOfPremiere | 1964 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jacob (character in The Slave)