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The Conjure Woman
Charles W. ChesnuttThe Conjure Woman is a collection of short stories by African-American fiction writer, essayist, and activist Charles W. Chesnutt. First published in 1899, The Conjure Woman was Chesnutt's first great..
The Marrow of Tradition
Charles W. ChesnuttThe Marrow of Tradition is a historical novel by the African-American author Charles W. Chesnutt, set at the time and portraying a fictional account of the Wilmington Insurrection of 1898 in Wilmingto..
The House Behind the Cedars
Charles W. ChesnuttThe House Behind the Cedars is the first novel by American author Charles W. Chesnutt. It was published in 1900 by Houghton, Mifflin and Company. The story occurs in the southern American states of No..
Frederick Douglass
Charles W. ChesnuttA concise and well-written biography of the great abolitionist, Frederick Douglass, written just four years after his death. With a chronology and bibliography...
The Colonel's Dream
Charles W. ChesnuttThe Colonel's Dream is a novel written by the African-American author Charles W. Chesnutt. Doubleday, Page, & Co. published the novel in 1905. The Colonel's Dream portrays the continuing oppressio..