The Marrow of TraditionRead Books Ltd, 2022 M02 8 - 304 pages "The Marrow of Tradition" is a 1901 historical novel written by the African-American author Charles W. Chesnutt. Set in 1898, it presents a fictionalised version of events related to the Wilmington Insurrection in Wilmington, a riot enacted by white supremacists in North Carolina. Charles Waddell Chesnutt (1858 –1932) was an African-American essayist, lawyer, author, and political activist most famous for his novels and short stories that deal with the issues of racial identity in the post-Civil War South. "The Marrow of Tradition" offers a glimpse into what transpired during the terrible events of that year—highly recommended for those with an interest in African-American history. Contents include: "Charles W. Chesnutt by Benjamin Brawley", "At Break of Day", "The Christening Party", "The Editor at Work", "Theodore Felix", "A Journey Southward", "Janet", "The Operation", "The Campaign Drags", "White Man's 'Nigger'", "Delamere Plays a Trump", etc. Read & Co. Classics is proudly republishing this historical novel now complete the biography "Charles W. Chesnutt" by Benjamin Brawley. |
Contents
THEODORE FELIX | |
A JOURNEY SOUTHWARD | |
JANET | |
THE OPERATION | |
THE MAUNDERINGS OF OLD MRS OCHILTREE | |
MRS CARTERET SEEKS AN EXPLANATION | |
ELLIS TAKES A TRICK | |
THE SOCIAL ASPIRATIONS OF CAPTAIN McBANE | |
SANDY SEES HIS OWN HANT | |
A MIDNIGHT WALK | |
A SHOCKING CRIME | |
THE NECESSITY OF AN EXAMPLE | |
THE CAMPAIGN DRAGS | |
A WHITE MANS NIGGER | |
DELAMERE PLAYS A TRUMP | |
THE BABY AND THE BIRD | |
ANOTHER SOUTHERN PRODUCT | |
THE CAKEWALK | |
HOW NOT TO PREVENT A LYNCHING | |
BELLEVIEW | |
TWO SOUTHERN GENTLEMEN | |
THE HONOR OF A FAMILY | |
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