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Black thunder by Arna Bontemps, Andrew L. Barnes, JoAnn M. Mirlenbrink · Booklabria

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Arna Bontemps, Andrew L. Barnes, JoAnn M. Mirlenbrink
Black thunder

HistoryHistorical

Black thunder

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First published: 1936
Language: English
Editions: 12

Synopsis

"Black Thunder is the true story of a slave insurrection that failed ... Garbriel is a young slave, who ... decides to avenge the murder of a fellow-slave by leading the Negroes of Richmond, Virginia, against the landowners"--Cover.

Subjects: History
Historical
African Americans
Romans
Slavery
Slaves
Set in: Virginia
Time: 1775-1865
Characters: Gabriel Prosser

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