The Book of Negroes

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gptkbp:instanceOf novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:television_series
miniseries
stage play
film rights sold
gptkbp:author gptkb:Lawrence_Hill
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Canada_Reads
gptkb:Harper_Lee_Prize_for_Legal_Fiction
gptkbp:characterDevelopment Aminata's_intelligence
Aminata's_journey
Aminata's_resilience
gptkbp:criticalReception positive reviews
literary acclaim
gptkbp:culturalImpact discussions on identity
discussions on history
discussions on race
gptkbp:genre historical fiction
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:British_abolition_of_slavery
gptkb:American_Revolution
Black Loyalists migration
gptkbp:historicalFigures gptkb:Lord_Dunmore
gptkb:William_Wilberforce
Olaudah Equiano
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Book of Negroes
gptkbp:influences cultural studies
historical narratives
social justice movements
literature on slavery
African_Canadian_literature
gptkbp:inspiration oral histories
personal experiences of the author
real historical documents
gptkbp:ISBN 978-0-307-35812-0
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Aminata_Diallo
gptkbp:narrativeStyle first-person
gptkbp:pageCount 432
gptkbp:publishedBy 2007
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Knopf_Canada
gptkbp:setting 18th century
gptkbp:televisionShow 2015
gptkbp:theme freedom
identity
slavery