The Great Negro Plot Mat Johnson

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The great negro plot mat johnson.

A tale of conspiracy and murder in eighteenth century new york mat johnson 洋書の購入は楽天ブックスで 全品送料無料 購入毎に 楽天ポイント が貯まってお得 みんなのレビュー 感想も満載. 1 2007 in 1712 and again in 1741 black new yorkers rose up killed white owners and neighbors and threatened the city with fire. The great negro plot. In 2007 mat johnson published the great negro plot.

The great negro plot. About the great negro plot in 1741 new york city was thrown into an uproar when a sixteen year old white woman an indentured servant named mary burton testified that she was privy to a monstrous conspiracy against the white people of manhattan. A tale of conspiracy and murder in eighteenth century new york. The great negro plot is a creative nonfiction that recounts the new york slave insurrection of 1741 and the resultant trial and hysteria.

In 1741 manhattan s white elite lived in constant fear of a race revolt. The events are recounted by a prisoner in golden hill by francis stufford. The non fictional title implies a stoic tome. When the homes of several prominent new yorkers mysteriously burned nearly half of manhattan s male slaves were jailed.

Mat johnson delves into an embryonic era of colonial american history with his latest offering the great negro plot. A tale of conspiracy and murder in eighteenth century new york a novel set during these events. Mat johnson is the author of the novels loving day pym drop and hunting in harlem the nonfiction novella the great negro plot and the comic books incognegro and dark rain. He is a recipient of the american book award the united states artist james baldwin fellowship the hurston wright legacy award a barnes noble discover great new writers selection and the john dos passos prize for literature.

A tale of conspiracy and murder in 18th century new york by mat johnson in which a group of negro slaves cunning of mind and armed with both evil intent and a complete lack of gratitude didst plot to rise up against their caucasian benefactors and commit acts of atrocious violence against decent god fearing men women and children.