Black Thunder (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Arna Bontemps
- First Published: 1936
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical realism
- Time of Work: 1800
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: African Americans, Racism, South or Southerners, Nineteenth century, Slavery or slaves, Revolutions, Capital punishment
- Locales: Richmond, VA
Places Discussed
*Richmond. Capital city of Virginia, located in plantation country on the James River. At the time in which this novel is set, Richmond has a population of around six thousand people, with scattered shops, a notary’s office, a jail, a public watering trough, hitching bars for horses, and huge oak trees for shade. Horses, coaches, and slaves on errands for their owners travel the unpaved streets, while barefoot women with baskets on their heads stride along the footpaths. The town has a dancing school for white children and a printer’s shop, both run by...
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