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Lifetime: 1858 - 1932 Passed: ≈ 92 years ago

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Writer

Country/Nationality

Charles Waddell Chesnutt

Books by Charles Waddell Chesnutt

Conjure Woman

Fiction

Slavery Revenge Plantation Magic Folklore African American Southern Post-Civil War Trickster Conjure Hoodoo Race relations

The Conjure Woman is a collection of seven short stories by Charles Waddell Chesnutt, set in the post-Civil War South. The stories feature a white carpetbagger, John, and an ex-slave, Uncle Julius McAdoo, who narrates the internal story lines. Throug...

Marrow of Tradition

Fiction

Politics Violence Racism Reconstruction Social injustice Segregation Jim Crow Miscegenation Caste White Supremacy Lynching Racial Inequality

Set against the backdrop of the 1898 Wilmington, North Carolina massacre, The Marrow of Tradition is a powerful and unflinching exploration of the deep-seated racism that permeated the South during the post-Reconstruction era. Charles W. Chesnutt del...

Wife of His Youth and Other Stories of the Color Line

Fiction Drama

Slavery Racism Race Identity Reconstruction social commentary Color line Jim Crow Passing Post-Civil War Mulatto Southern Literature Antebellum Caste system

Charles W. Chesnutt's *The Wife of His Youth and Other Stories of the Color Line* explores the complex social realities of the post-Reconstruction South. Set against the backdrop of Jim Crow laws, these stories delve into the lives of African America...

Colonel's Dream

Fiction Drama

Hope Political Corruption Reconstruction Social Justice Despair South Jim Crow Post-Civil War Race relations Lynching Disenfranchisement Black Americans

'Colonel's Dream' by Charles Waddell Chesnutt delves into the harsh realities of Reconstruction in the post-Civil War South. It paints a bleak picture of a society clinging to its past, seeking to reestablish the old order and suppress the rights of...

Frederick Douglass A Biography

History Non-Fiction Biography

19th century Slavery Biography American History Abolitionism Maryland Civil Rights Social reform Intellectual Oratory Writer African American History

Charles Waddell Chesnutt's biography of Frederick Douglass explores the life of this remarkable figure, from his harrowing experience as an enslaved person in Maryland to his rise as a leading voice in the abolitionist movement. The book details Doug...