The Marrow of Tradition - Charles W. Chesnutt

The Marrow of Tradition

By Charles W. Chesnutt

  • Release Date: 2018-03-22
  • Genre: Black Literature

Description

Charles W. Chesnutt was a prominent African-American writer, lawyer, and political activist.  Chesnutt was a prolific author and his books were notable for exploring the racial and social issues in the American South after the Civil War.
The Marrow of Tradition, published in 1901, is a historical novel that is set during the Wilmington Insurrection of 1898.  The book is notable for its fictionalized portrayal of the rise of the white supremacist movement.