Black Thunder (Paperback, New edition)

Historical fiction, with an unique episode as its focal point. The story of the abortive uprising of the Negro slaves in Richmond, Virginia (in 1800), is told in episodic flashes and we get the story of the blacks, aroused by the rebellion of Toussaint L'Ouverture, incited by the idealism of powerful, simple Gabriel, and by a situation precipitated through the needless killing of an old slave, to battle for freedom. The night of the march on Richmond, the heavens fall, the Negroes melt away, the revolt is postponed. It's a tragic tale - told with some distinctive writing and moments of real power. (Kirkus Reviews)

'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

General

Imprint:	Beacon Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 1992
First published:	April 1992
Authors:	Arna Bontemps
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-8070-6337-8
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-8070-6337-1
Barcode:	9780807063378

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