Incognegro
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Incognegro is a graphic novel by Mat Johnson and Warren Pleece that follows a light-skinned Black journalist who "passes" as white to investigate lynchings in the Jim Crow American South.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | graphic novel ⓘ |
| artist | Warren Pleece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Mat Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
identity
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journalism ⓘ justice ⓘ lynching ⓘ racial passing ⓘ racial violence ⓘ racism ⓘ |
| contains | black-and-white artwork ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
Jim Crow laws
NERFINISHED
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segregation in the United States ⓘ |
| explores |
the dangers of passing as white in the Jim Crow South
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the role of the Black press ⓘ |
| focusesOn | investigation of lynchings ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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drama ⓘ graphic novel ⓘ historical fiction ⓘ mystery ⓘ |
| hasBlackProtagonist | true ⓘ |
| hasFormat | trade paperback ⓘ |
| hasSequelOrRelatedWork | Incognegro: Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| illustrator | Warren Pleece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imprintOfPublisher | DC Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Zane Pinchback NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | sequential art ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | noir ⓘ |
| originalPublisherImprint | Vertigo Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistAbility | passes as white ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | journalist ⓘ |
| protagonistRace | Black ⓘ |
| protagonistSkinTone | light-skinned ⓘ |
| publisher | Vertigo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Jim Crow era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
American racial history
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anti-Black violence ⓘ investigative reporting ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | early 20th century United States ⓘ |
| writer | Mat Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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