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Black Thunder

Gabriel's Revolt: Virginia, 1800

Edited by Arna Bontemps

Edited by Arna Bontemps

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Apr 01, 1992 | ISBN 9780807063378

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‘Gabriel Prosser’s 1800 slave revolt allowed Bontemps to warn of the rebellion that would come of poverty and racial oppression. This metaphor of revolution is at the same time a highly pertinent representation of black masculinity that will reward students of gender, slavery and the sensibilities of the 1930s.’

-Nell Irvin Painter

About Arna Bontemps

Arna Bontemps (1902-1973) was a prominent contributor to the Harlem Renaissance. A poet and writer, Bontemps taught at the Harlem Academy and later became the head librarian at Fisk University, where he created the Langston Hughes Renaissance Collection. His published… More about Arna Bontemps

Product Details

Category: Historical Fiction

Paperback | $22.00
Published by Beacon Press
Apr 01, 1992 | 248 Pages | 5-3/8 x 8 | ISBN 9780807063378

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‘Gabriel Prosser’s 1800 slave revolt allowed Bontemps to warn of the rebellion that would come of poverty and racial oppression. This metaphor of revolution is at the same time a highly pertinent representation of black masculinity that will reward students of gender, slavery and the sensibilities of the 1930s.’ -Nell Irvin Painter

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