Black Thunder
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Black Thunder is a 1936 historical novel by Arna Bontemps that dramatizes Gabriel Prosser’s planned slave revolt in early 19th-century Virginia.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Black Thunder canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical novel ⓘ |
| author | Arna Bontemps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of African-American historical fiction ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
enslaved African Americans
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plantation life in Virginia ⓘ urban and rural Black communities in Virginia ⓘ white slaveholders ⓘ |
| focusesOnEvent | Gabriel Prosser's rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American literature
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Gabriel
NERFINISHED
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Prosser family members ⓘ enslaved conspirators ⓘ white authorities in Virginia ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
praised for its portrayal of Black resistance
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recognized as an important work of African-American literature ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasLibraryOfCongressClassification | PS3503.O335 B5 ⓘ |
| hasReprint |
Beacon Press edition
NERFINISHED
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Louisiana State University Press edition ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
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collective action ⓘ freedom ⓘ leadership ⓘ racial injustice ⓘ resistance to oppression ⓘ |
| includedIn | African-American literature curricula ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | historical records of Gabriel Prosser's revolt ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Harlem Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | early major novel about a slave revolt by an African-American author ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African-American history
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Gabriel Prosser NERFINISHED ⓘ planned slave revolt ⓘ slave resistance ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | third-person narration ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 250 ⓘ |
| portrays |
execution of conspirators
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planning of a large-scale slave uprising ⓘ suppression of the revolt ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| publisher | Black River Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPlace |
Henrico County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
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Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTime |
1800
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early 19th century ⓘ |
| studiedIn | courses on slavery and literature ⓘ |
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