Dec 31, 2009

Black Thunder | Black Thunder

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Author: Arna Bontemps
First Published: 1936
Type of Work: Novel
Type of Plot: Historical
Time of Work: The 1800’s
Setting: Henrico County, Virginia
Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
Subjects: African Americans, Racism, South or Southerners, Nineteenth century, Slavery or slaves, Revolutions, Capital punishment
Locales: Richmond, VA

Characters Discussed

Gabriel Prosser, a slave who leads a slave rebellion. He is the coachman on the Prosser plantation, located near Richmond, Virginia. He is twenty-four years old and the tallest of three uncommonly tall brothers. He is considered by the other slaves to be a “man of destiny” because of the reputation he acquired after defeating Ditcher, a black slave driver, in a fight. After the death of Bundy, a slave, he changes from a silent, dreamy person to one who speaks with quiet dignity and excitement about his revolutionary plans. His rebellion fails because of...

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Black Thunder | Black Thunder

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Characters Discussed

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