Wife Of His Youth And Other Stories Of The Color Line

Wife of His Youth and Other Stories of the Color Line

by Charles Waddell Chesnutt

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 Americans, particularly those of mixed-race heritage, navigating a society grappling with the legacies of slavery and the evolving racial landscape. The stories depict the struggle for identity, the challenges of passing, and the deep-seated prejudices that permeate societal structures. Chesnutt's work exposes the hypocrisy of a society striving to maintain a rigid racial order while grappling with the fluidity of identity and the consequences of past injustices.

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