The great negro plot.
The great negro plot mat johnson.
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 a tale of conspiracy and murder in eighteenth century new york by mat johnson release date.
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.
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.
A tale of conspiracy and murder in eighteenth century new york a novel set during these events.
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.
The events are recounted by a prisoner in golden hill by francis stufford.
In 2007 mat johnson published the great negro plot.
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 eighteenth century new york author mat johnson publisher bloomsbury publishing usa 2008 isbn 1596919787 9781596919785 length 224 pages subjects.
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The great negro plot is a creative nonfiction that recounts the new york slave insurrection of 1741 and the resultant trial and hysteria.
The great negro plot.
In 1741 manhattan s white elite lived in constant fear of a race revolt.
Mat johnson delves into an embryonic era of colonial american history with his latest offering the great negro plot.
1 in february 2008 vertigo comics published johnson s graphic novel incognegro a noir mystery that deals with the issue of passing and the lynching past of the american south.
The non fictional title implies a stoic tome.
